Whew! Glad you're OK (You especially and the Datsun and deer also). About
the closest call I've heard of when it comes to almost hitting a deer, it
happened to one of my best friends. He was driving along a dark road in the
back-country. Fog was just starting to settle in before sunup. He was
drowsy, but luckily not to the point of falling asleep. Well, all of a
sudden he sees the outline of a "deer in the headlights". This one wasn't
moving! He slammed on brakes and locked all four wheels up and was sliding
straight towards the deer. Just when he was within inches of the deer and
almost stopped, the deer decided to jump off the road. The deer kicked its
rear legs out when it jumped and just barely tapped my friends front bumper
with its hoof. There was one tiny mar on the bumper. My friend, 0 Deer
0.001
Oh yeah, my friend said that if the deer hadn't jumped, his bumper probably
would have been resting against the deer's shin.
Needless to say, my friend wasn't drowsy the rest of the trip home!
Brad
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Roadster Dude
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:44 AM
To: datsun list
Subject: Datsun Vs Deer
Datsun 0 Deer ......
So the weather was really nice again here in the bay area..
I decided to take the roadster for a spin up some twisty mountain road.
I usually like to drive just when the sun is starting to set....its a little
cooler ..
Note to self...dont drive on twisty mountain roads when its dusk.
So there I was going thru the gears.....up and down the hills...with a big
grin on my
face.. you all know what Im talking about..
All of a sudden after taking a sweeping turn....a deer was half way on my
lane....
you know that saying.."Deer in Headlights" well this one never heard of
it...cause it
started to bolt to my path of travel...if not for the datsun's agility and
my cat like reflexes
I would have been eating venicin for dinner. I was able to swerve fast
enough before it could be in my path..Or maybe just lucky..
Anyways so here is the score...Datsun 0 Deer 0
Raul
Still enjoying the ride......
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