Insurance Problems

[Midwest Classic]

Tony,

I agree with you kind of the typical babe magnet bandwagon.

Pesonally I have the non-magnetic cars, Corvair, Gremlin, Panel Truck, Street Rod you know things like that. I enjoy driving them as well. I like to get someplace and I like to get home. I don't want the time in between spent in a hospital or body shop. You know if you want to show off your car slow down so people can see it.

Robbin

[WarrenG]

Originally Posted by Midwest Classic

Tony,

I agree with you kind of the typical babe magnet bandwagon.

Pesonally I have the non-magnetic cars, Corvair, Gremlin, Panel Truck, Street Rod you know things like that. I enjoy driving them as well. I like to get someplace and I like to get home. I don't want the time in between spent in a hospital or body shop. You know if you want to show off your car slow down so people can see it.

Robbin

Actually a 1965 Corvair was my first "sports"car. It was also the first car to prove to me (at age 17) that less power doesn't mean safer. I was to find out first hand that cars have performance limits (in this case cornering) and they don't drive well "upsidedown." All four of us walked away uninjured. Even though the car was a total loss, I considered it a relatively inexpensive lesson since nobody was hurt and one that has stuck with me for almost 40 years.

[Burgs]

Up here in Michigan, there is a campaign that starts in the fall, trying to reduce personal injuries resulting from off road excursions trying to avoid deer,... the deer is fine, and well you can imagine the possibilities.

Do NOT veer for deer!

You will drive right under/thru them. You might get hurt, but at least you wont drive into a tree, or oncoming traffic. There will be no question that you hit a deer, when it comes time to deal with the authorities, and your insurance company.

[olddog]

Originally Posted by Burgs

Do NOT veer for deer!

You will drive right under/thru them. You might get hurt, but at least you wont drive into a tree, or oncoming traffic. There will be no question that you hit a deer, when it comes time to deal with the authorities, and your insurance company.

In a normal car, I would not veer to miss a deer. In a Cobra, I don't know. It looks to me like a deer would be on top of you kicking them hooves and ripping you apart.

[Burgs]

Originally Posted by olddog

In a normal car, I would not veer to miss a deer. In a Cobra, I don't know. It looks to me like a deer would be on top of you kicking them hooves and ripping you apart.

Well then take what's behind door number two or three!

Chances are the deer will be flipped up in the air and land behind you.

[jwd]

Originally Posted by Burgs

Chances are the deer will be flipped up in the air and land behind you.

Or you can slam on the brakes so your front end drops, then the deer will just slide across the hood, come through the windshield and kill you. That's exactly what happened to my brothers friend. I'll still swerve if I can, if not, I'll duck.

[Midwest Classic]

Any time deer are involved it's a tough call which way to go. With your regular car I agree, hit the thing. With a Cobra that's tough, you can go off the road and hope there is nothing there but if you don't know the area I would probably take my chances with slamming on the brakes and hitting the deer. My son wrecked a '66 Mustang when a deer came out he went off the road in a nice grassed area only he hit a road sign head on that was 4x4 post. The post broke off at the bumper of the car and hit the windshield right where he was sitting. If he was not thinking quick enough he probably would have ate this post.

I mentioned earlier I was on the rescue squad. Just about every vehicle accident I have been on when a vehicle has gone off the road has rolled, especially when driven at an above normal speed. Hitting the deer with the Cobra or rolling a Cobra, sounds like a hindsight 20-20 decision to me.

[Burgs]

Originally Posted by jwd

Or you can slam on the brakes so your front end drops, then the deer will just slide across the hood, come through the windshield and kill you. That's exactly what happened to my brothers friend. I'll still swerve if I can, if not, I'll duck.

Sad story indeed!

The county I live in has the most car-deer collisions in the state. I can't tell you how many times I have missed by inches in my daily drivers, almost always at highway speeds, and with no time to react. I have seen one to many, bad roll over accidents at highway speeds, that I will do just about anything to stay pointed straight ahead. Knowing how the windscreen is attached, I hope I never have to rely on that stopping anything big.