"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
- Mark Twain
I check the comments on this blog regularly. The idea is that we're going to have a conversation about the ideas I've presented. You should be aware of the fact that when someone emails me an interesting comment, the odds are good that I'll post that in the comments anonymously and reply to that comment on the blog rather than in email.
Agreed. Of course, that's true for drivers, too. I suspect most crashes occur when one or more of the humans involved do something idiotic (hopefully, unexpected but not always). I've found that anticipating the other road users' next idiot move is the best way to avoid a crash.
I know every credible study says they don't work, but since I installed cheapo Walmart deer whistles on my family cars and my motorcycle I have had zero encounters in the last eight years or so of driving in deer country. I see deer turn and look, and then turn tail all the time. So, maybe they are just good luck charms, but I'll take the good luck. It's better than the near misses we had previously.
I've had the same deer experience without the deer repellant good luck charms. Mostly, deer don't want to get killed by vehicles but they aren't bright enough to figure out how to avoid it.
I have suspected that this is good advice for a while, "Stay Center. On a multi-lane road, the center lane is your safest bet for avoiding a deer collision, as long as your local traffic laws permit it. This gives deer plenty of space; and in case your vehicle does startle them, it gives you more time to react if one darts onto the road." That has been my good luck charm for a few hundred thousand miles.
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Every vehicle/deer collision that I've seen, experienced or heard of, involved a deer doing something unexpected. Wear your gear (I'm glad I was).
Agreed. Of course, that's true for drivers, too. I suspect most crashes occur when one or more of the humans involved do something idiotic (hopefully, unexpected but not always). I've found that anticipating the other road users' next idiot move is the best way to avoid a crash.
And AGAT forever.
I know every credible study says they don't work, but since I installed cheapo Walmart deer whistles on my family cars and my motorcycle I have had zero encounters in the last eight years or so of driving in deer country. I see deer turn and look, and then turn tail all the time. So, maybe they are just good luck charms, but I'll take the good luck. It's better than the near misses we had previously.
I've had the same deer experience without the deer repellant good luck charms. Mostly, deer don't want to get killed by vehicles but they aren't bright enough to figure out how to avoid it.
I have suspected that this is good advice for a while, "Stay Center. On a multi-lane road, the center lane is your safest bet for avoiding a deer collision, as long as your local traffic laws permit it. This gives deer plenty of space; and in case your vehicle does startle them, it gives you more time to react if one darts onto the road." That has been my good luck charm for a few hundred thousand miles.
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