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near miss
or should that be deer miss - 3am deepest france doing 70 down empty straight road - idiot deer (2 of them) run straight across road. Swerved to avoid to such an extent that scrubbed the rubber on the nearside tyre on the wheelarch, but was very impressed with how the car stabilised and felt in control throughout. For such a big lump. Glad the road was dry though not sure how the AT3s would have handled that... 2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
21st Apr 2017 11:20 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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Animals running out of the hedge is one of my big fears about driving in rural areas. We get a lot of Pheasants here in Norfolk and occasionally Muntjac Deer, and Fallow deer. You have to teach yourself not to swerve as the first reaction, too much risk of hitting another car if you swerve. (not suggesting you were swerving without thought) Richard
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21st Apr 2017 12:09 pm
rrhool
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Location: Norfolk
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I had a Fallow Deer run in front of my Range Rover Classic about 20 years ago. Wrote off the front of the car!
Richard
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Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
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I almost read "Peasants" in Norfolk.
I've had a couple of close ones on the north Yorks moors with above said birds "rising" off the road as you approach & be at windscreen level.
There enough mass to take your screen out.
When I see them I always slow down.
Hitting deer & cattle has caused deaths with the animal coming right through into the passenger cabin.
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21st Apr 2017 1:16 pm
rrhool
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Quote:
I almost read "Peasants" in Norfolk.
There is some of those in Norfolk too! Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
21st Apr 2017 1:33 pm
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
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Deer are a bit of a common day/night hazard up here I'm afraid.
Some 30 yrs ago I had the pleasure of a red deer jumping onto the (vinyl) roof of my 2CV - two of the legs came through and were thrashing around for what seemed like an age at the time before it managed to free itself Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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21st Apr 2017 9:00 pm
comedyharvey
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Worked with a guy several years back who lost an eye when he ploughed into a deer running across in front of him. Deer came up over the bonnet and through the windscreen.
Nasty.Arthur.
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21st Apr 2017 9:10 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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the biggest fear is it coming over the bonnet and taking the driver/passenger out...it does happen
21st Apr 2017 9:12 pm
Discoveringcomfort
Member Since: 16 Sep 2015
Location: Berkshire
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My mate and his wife had a horse hit them one night then had a cow hit them in the replacement car!Series 1 V8
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22nd Apr 2017 10:56 am
Hairy Dan
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Many years ago I hit a rather large deer in one of my Mini's (an original Mini not a lardy arsed one ) and it totally destroyed the car, luckily I only had a few cuts and bruises
This was last year coming along the C200 at Kielder. (ETA Bloody hell I've just looked at the date on the video it was 2015, didn't think it was that long ago )
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22nd Apr 2017 5:32 pm
FISHBOY
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Mate hit a fallow in his V8 Rangey - didn't even see it.
Boom - cabin filled with smoke and auto brakes cranking him to an abrupt stop!
First animal-in-road encounter I had was a rabbit ... car full of mates, acting daft I drove straight at it but always intending to swerve. which I did ... just as it hopped that way too. fur-lined wheel arch as a result.
Couple of years later I was seeing how fast I could get my Dolly Sprint to go on country lanes ... doing ton plus through The New Forest, just saw something out of corner of my eye and slammed on the brakes. Not 30 foot in front of me, a large deer strode into middle of road and glared at me whilst the whole herd crossed the road ... pretty sure i'd have come off worst if that had gone same way as the rabbit version !
A few months after that had a similar experience crossing Salisbury Plain ... doing well over a 100 (hey, I was young then ! ) and something in a field moved way ahead, but was mainly hidden by the hedges. Mindful of the deer incident, scrubbed most of the speed and watched one of those rare beauties of the English countryside amble across the road in front of me ... Chieftain Tank
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There is some of those in Norfolk too! 
) and it totally destroyed the car, luckily I only had a few cuts and bruises 
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... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
