Ugh, we were hit by a deer today.

Scares the heck out of me!

I had one land on my windshield once. Thank goodness for safety glass. As it hit, I thought "So this is how it ends." It was that scary! Second time, I hit one head on with my car (hit the side of the deer), crumpling the front end. That was quite a repair but was mostly covered by insurance. Almost hit one on the way to work tonight too, but saw it in time.

I'm sorry! That's scary. Glad you're both OK.

Glad you are ok. And that is why we carry insurance. Deer have very poor side vision and he list a lot more than you. I live in an area with lots of deer.... It is only a matter of time before my luck runs out!

So glad you are both fine. I posted a few weeks ago about our friend who was riding his motorcycle to work. A deer ran out right in front of him. He was in critical condition but thankfully is recovering.

Glad you are ok. In our state there is no deductible, no surcharges at least when it's deer related (act of nature they call it I believe?!)

We live in a very wooded area also and I am always worried about my kiddos driving at night. dd clipped one on Christmas last year. My word of warning to them, if one crosses, be very cautious because there's probably a 2nd with it. dh apparently didn't know this one and could have avoided a collision if he'd slowed.

Same here.. I do not know if it is because of where I live or my car insurance, but I did not pay a penny when a deer hit me last year.  I was traveling on a back road and was able to come to a complete stop when I saw her running down the side of a hill toward the road. I stopped but she did not...she hit my driver side window, flew on top of the car and slid down the hood on the passenger side. 

I am so nervous about deer.  There was a horrible accident near my work where the initial accident was caused when a vehicle hit a deer. A second car hit the deer carcass then went across the median and into a tanker truck. That impact knocked out the car’s engine, causing a third car, to hit the engine.  The tanker truck overturned and one of its tires came off and rolled into and caused an accident with a fourth car.  Several people were hurt and one was killed. (I copied this from the online article because I could not remember the exact chain of events)

Yes, that stood out to me that we don't have seat belt laws? At least 30 years we've had seat belt laws. And I never heard that our airbags were bigger and more aggressive.

And a deer hit my DH years ago, knocked out the headlight and the framing around it. He just fixed it himself rather than get the insurance involved. Was done a lot faster too! And yes, if you see one deer, slow WAY down because there are a lot more behind them.

Let me correct myself. Or rather rephrase that. There are still many states that do not have primary laws that mean police can ticket non seatbelt wearers. The statistics are getting better, but there are still a shocking number of people that don't wear belts. The percentage is much lower for secondary states.

Which means the IIHS has a requirement that US cars airbags have to protect a non-belted driver. Here in Europe the requirement is a bag that complements the belt. I don't remember the sizes exactly, US bags are somewhere in the region of 50% bigger.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag

My used '66 Chevy was the first car I had that had seat belts. Started using them right away, have ever since! Trying to remember when shoulder belts came on the scene, they do cause bruises.

yikes!  so sorry it happened but glad you're ok!

Glad you're ok, those are scary and deadly! My grandparents had that happen, they had to get a new car, my grandma was seriously hurt. That one took them a while to recover. Scary stuff! Hope you're not feelin it too much. Sometimes you don't feel it till later.

Ugh.... I love all wildlife, but dear can be deadly. I am glad your auto was the only thing harmed. We have a ton of deer near us and one of my biggest fears is hitting them and the subsequent damage.