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so I was on my way home driving through Lousiville Kentucky, where a deer jumps out in front of me while I am on the highway and i hit it (not ever seeing the thing) and the back end comes out and i ram right into the right railing, then i proceed to spin around about 3 or 4 times airbags being deployed, and end up just getting out and thining what the hell happenned...i didnt even know a deer was involved, I thought perhaps I had fallen asleep ( i was on a drive home from detroit, it was 4am) and i turned too much or somthing..but no, a deer jumped in front of me and caused my back end to come loose and pow into the rail
so my celica is gone, deer is destroyed...sad story really
oh well, life moves on
I am in france now anyway, so ah well
here are the attached pictures, pretty graphic...notice the leg of the deer next to the headlight more than 20 feet from where the body of the deer lays and where I hit the rail...
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notice the tire tracks

last picture
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i will say the celica held up fairly well for hitting a deer and the rail at 70+ mph
i had no bruises or anything, just a slight burn on my wrist from seatbelt I beleive

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Good god.

My brother has hit six deer. Every body part from his doors forward have been replaced two or more times.


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Sad for your Celica and for the poor deer...
But glad you're ok!

cry That sucks!!! cry cry cry cry

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Sorry to hear about your car man really sucks thumbsdown glad to see your okay though...

(As you guys were saying in another post about the headlights are always in place and undamaged, I think we have an exception here)

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the celica really did hold up well for what you hit, i'm glad your ok..

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Poor deer... hope he didn't feel anything... cry cry


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wow. Thats crazy. Glad you are alright.

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sucks thumbsup what car
are you getting now?


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Originally Posted by VSGTS14
the celica really did hold up well for what you hit, i'm glad your ok..

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Actually, it did.

Hitting anything at 55mph is a deadly collision, he's lucky to have walked away. The Celica did exactly what it was designed to do, absorb the impact, save the occupant.


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wow...I am glad you are okay too bad can't say the same for the dear or celi!

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eek eek check it out ... you fucked up that guard rail laughsilly


Glad your ok and everything thumbsup

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yah the celica did very well, I felt quite lucky as well no other cars were on the road, and no whiplash or anything

new car I am gonna get...hmm not so sure
I still have my mr2 so I may just sit back for a while and see if any good deals on stuff comes up
I did really like the celica although its FF, i am kind of wanting a 240sx just due to its FR setup, but we will see
Really I'm in no rush since i don't get back to france until August or so.

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Glad ur ok !!

Sorry for your celica... thumbsdown


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wow, that sucks man, i've had so many close calls with deer, kinda spooky too b/c your car looks exactly like mine. glad to hear you're OK thumbsup

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eek damnnnn...glad ur ok!

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Poor deer???? Poor car...looks pretty messed up.

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cry cry cry

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most important is that your ok
but your car is fucked up thumbsdown

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Insurance going to replace the car? I'm just waiting for my time around here. I'm always out driving here in the woods of Tidewater, VA. My bro was driving his Mustang at about 80 coming home from Richmond late at night and a deer jumped out in front of him. He couldn't go anywhere because he was boxed in with traffic. Fortunately the deer got out of the way just in time. When will my turn arise?!?!


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thats crazy dude...

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Glad you are okay

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imagine a deer caused that.. frown.. peta lawsuit... happywink

anyways its really a good thing you were okay and no major damage to yourself..just tiny ones.. just consider it a new start for a new car I suppose... thumbsup


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Damn that sucks, even more for the deer. At least you walked away from it. thumbsup


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did you really have to get a closeup of that mangled hunk of meat? puke puke But glad yur ok...damn thats harsh...the car and the deer

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wow...eeeeeewwwwwww...those deer will get ya every time... rolleyes

that really screwed up man, sry cry

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good god man... soo many wrecks lately.. glad ur ok and hope you get ur car situation settled.. thumbsup

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deer didnt have a chance.. damn..

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about a month ago a deer ran in to the side of me too

thoguh my damage was minamal


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damn that sucks. glad to see your ok though.

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sorry to hear about ur celi and the poor deer..those things come out like crazy in the dark.. eek frown


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u would think deer should learn from eachother's mistakes...hooman, that sucks about your car, but your healthy, thats all that matters..

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glad you're ok, good luck with a new car thumbsup

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whoa...holy crap...that sux man...but look at it this way...i think you're the first to be in a wreck and actually damage the headlights laughsilly eek

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Wow. Makes me glad all I had was minor damage when I hit one. Sorry about your car!

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I've always heard that if your gonna hit a deer and can't avoid it, to speed up. Yes that's right, speed up. Something about during acceleration the cars nose lifts a little bit and increases the chances that the deer could go under the car. Instead of locking up your brakes, which causes the nose of the car to go down and increase the chance of the deer going through the windshield.

Might not work in our cars because they are lower to the ground than most others, but I've often wondered if that is true. The physics seem to make sense, but I'm not sure.


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Originally Posted by HunterGTS
I've always heard that if your gonna hit a deer and can't avoid it, to speed up. Yes that's right, speed up. Something about during acceleration the cars nose lifts a little bit and increases the chances that the deer could go under the car. Instead of locking up your brakes, which causes the nose of the car to go down and increase the chance of the deer going through the windshield.

Might not work in our cars because they are lower to the ground than most others, but I've often wondered if that is true. The physics seem to make sense, but I'm not sure.

That makes sense, and I've heard it too. But I think our car is outside of that logic. Plus, unless it's a baby deer or if you're driving a tank of an SUV, speeding up at highway speed won't really help much. I would say, don't speed up and don't slow down. Just keep going forward at current pace. Because you don't want to be on the brakes or at a higher speed if you hit it and spin out.


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what are you gonna do??


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