First accident. Thank you deer.

[BRZerk]

Originally Posted by Chewie4299

Good question. I know a lot of folks do this.

It makes no sense to me.

like you aren't ken block. its there to save your ass when shit like this happens. it doesn't give you mad hp yo. it just makes your car more dangerous to yourself and others. i understand if you are canyon carving or hooning around. but do us all a favor and leave that shit on. its for the best.

[Chewie4299]

Originally Posted by BRZerk

like you aren't ken block. its there to save your ass when shit like this happens. it doesn't give you mad hp yo. it just makes your car more dangerous to yourself and others. i understand if you are canyon carving or hooning around. but do us all a favor and leave that shit on. its for the best.

Actually.... I'd be willing to bet that 90% of the time the pros like Mr. Block leave the nannies on on the street. He freely jokes about how much he crashes.

[zaptorque]

so are you gonna send me any deer jerky?




fur real doe, sorry bout you and your babe, hope the repair process goes smoothly for ya.

[bdanisi]

to all of you saying i shouldnt have turned off the nannies your 100% correct. but im 23 and im an idiot sometimes. costly lesson learned.

[track_warrior]

At least you did not get hit by a fat ass in a rascal. Merica Fck Yeah where the fatter you are is rewarded with a mobility scooter from your insurance......

[Mandy]

You should take up deer hunting this season. I heard revenge is a dish best served with venison.

[Liquidsnake]

You guys are funny with the videos. XD

[MVJ1975]

Originally Posted by Laika

I know this is an easy concept to grasp but it's difficult to follow; if you're coming close to hitting a deer, just hit it. You may be worse off in terms of hurting yourself if you try to avoid it and hit something else. More importantly, if I recall correctly (hopefully someone can back me up), insurance companies will deal with it in a manner more beneficial to you if you hit the deer and damage your car versus you avoiding the deer and damage your car with say a tree.

Yes. This is what annoys me about that damn Nationwide commercial I've been seeing. "People are braking for squirrels". Don't brake for squirrels, you morons. You're going to get rear-ended when someone can't react quickly enough because you just went from 40-0 without any warning. And if you swerve and brake, you might even lose control and injure or kill yourself or others. All this over a stupid tree rat. Just run it over. There are millions of them.

Unless it's a rhino or something, or you know you can safely avoid it, just take it on the chin and hit it. It's not worth potentially losing control and killing yourself.

[MISTERLUCAS]

Next time hit the deer.

More damage but probably same or less deductible. Biggest difference....Premiums. You hit the deer it'll be a comprehensive claim which doesn't affect your premiums. But now that you hit the curb and not the deer they won't care and it'll be a collision, which affects your premium.

And its way more fun...

[naikaidriver]

Originally Posted by bdanisi

to all of you saying i shouldnt have turned off the nannies your 100% correct. but im 23 and im an idiot sometimes. costly lesson learned.

Hopefully all these Ken Block wannabes running around town with their TCS and VSC off all the time will learn from your mistake. We were ALL 23 once and I made my share of mistakes too!

Leave it on unless you REALLY mean it! Turning it off doesn't make you a better driver and it especially doesn't mean you are a better driver. It just reveals how inexperienced you are to people FASTER!

Scott

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by MVJ1975

Yes. This is what annoys me about that damn Nationwide commercial I've been seeing. "People are braking for squirrels". Don't brake for squirrels, you morons. You're going to get rear-ended when someone can't react quickly enough because you just went from 40-0 without any warning. And if you swerve and brake, you might even lose control and injure or kill yourself or others. All this over a stupid tree rat. Just run it over. There are millions of them.

Unless it's a rhino or something, just take it on the chin and hit it. It's not worth potentially losing control and killing yourself.

Good article here on the subject.

As sad as it is, yes, you should actively try to hit the deer rather than swerving to avoid it. I'm sure some drivers can and have pulled this off, but it's not the recommended approach.

[MVJ1975]

Another note - in many/most states if you hit and kill a deer the responding authorities will generally give you the carcass if you ask for it. This means plenty of free venison for you.

[zaptorque]

Originally Posted by MVJ1975

Yes. This is what annoys me about that damn Nationwide commercial I've been seeing. "People are braking for squirrels". Don't brake for squirrels, you morons. You're going to get rear-ended when someone can't react quickly enough because you just went from 40-0 without any warning. And if you swerve and brake, you might even lose control and injure or kill yourself or others. All this over a stupid tree rat. Just run it over. There are millions of them.

Unless it's a rhino or something, or you know you can safely avoid it, just take it on the chin and hit it. It's not worth potentially losing control and killing yourself.

I ain't scared of a fckin rhino

[SkitterSkotter]

99.9% sure you bent the A-arm. Certainly isn't the end of the world and such an accident does cause the ABS/traction light to come on. Besides a new rim it should cost around $500 to get fixed.