View Full Version : Bad Thing About Riding in the Country
MNeedham73
06-29-2008, 10:24 AM
I was on my way home from a friend's house last night, enjoying the ride, keeping my eyes out for critters, when I came up to a curve in the road.
Just as I cleared the curve, I hit the high beams and the first words out of my mouth were...
FUCK!!! DEER!!!!
Apparently a doe thought it was a good night to take her fawn for a walk. I hit the brakes, downshifted, and came to a stop about 10 feet short of the happy little family, who hadn't moved from the middle of the road yet. I turned the high beams off and hit the horn and they finally moved off, back into the woods.
I really hate that taste you get in your mouth when an adrenaline rush hits that fast LOL.
tke711
06-29-2008, 10:25 AM
I'm just glad you saw them and were able to stop!
MNeedham73
06-29-2008, 10:27 AM
Yeah, that would've been a really shitty way to end the evening LOL.
I'm actually glad I was on the bike. Not sure I would've been able to stop the car in time.
Biker
06-29-2008, 10:28 AM
I ALWAYS mount the deer whistles on my bikes. Don't know if they work as advertised, but the couple of times I haven't had them, I've come across the same scenario you experienced last night.
BigDeputyDog
06-29-2008, 12:53 PM
Sort of reminded me of this...
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BDD... :{)
I ALWAYS mount the deer.
Edited for brevity. :haha:
ethics
06-29-2008, 12:57 PM
HOLY CRAP! I'd need my thong changed after something like that.
cmhbob
06-29-2008, 01:00 PM
My GW has them; the previous owner installed them.
A couple of weeks ago, when I was riding to Pittsburgh to see SteelerMatt graduate, I saw a doe on the side of the road, on I-70. Traffic whizzing by a 60-75 MPH. She's within the right-of-way, maybe 20 feet from the shoulder. She didn't even blink when I went by.
:blank:
dsl987
07-08-2008, 09:43 AM
I ALWAYS mount the deer whistles on my bikes. Don't know if they work as advertised, but the couple of times I haven't had them, I've come across the same scenario you experienced last night.
Seems they do not work
http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/deerw.html
MNeedham73
07-08-2008, 09:45 AM
Heh, had it happen again Saturday night. On my own damn street even. Was only doing 15-20mph though, so no biggie.