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Old 11-06-2013, 07:44 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by chrisl View Post
Your best reaction is almost always to brake. Swerving risks loss of control, and might put you in a worse situation, but braking hard in a straight line is a fairly safe bet. If you can't avoid hitting the animal, it sucks, but you're best off hitting the animal as slowly as possible.
Problem with that is your COG drops when you brake, raising the chance that the body enters through the windshield and DOES kill you. The better move is to accelerate and that's what any defensive driving course will teach you.
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