New Posts For Thread: A deer jumped on my carhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-carMost surreal moment for me ever the other day. Driving along the motorway and out of nowhere a deer jumped out straight on to my windscreen. Luckily it bounced off and not through the windscreen. Got off with minor scratches and a small scratch to myTher was a worse one in the news today, in the US a 22 year old woman was driving along, a 12 year old jumps from overpass trying to kill himself, comes through windscreen, kills her and he survives ..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553034641#553034641Ther was a worse one in the news today, in the US a 22 year old woman was driving along, a 12 year old jumps from overpass trying to kill himself, comes through windscreen, kills her and he survives ..Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:39:49 -0500In Australia we don't have this problem. As anyone driving in the bush has a bull bar designed to handle a collision with a cow. Kangaroos just bounce off them. I hit 3 in about 20 minutes once. Didn't even scratch my bullbar.Although I was in Newmanhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553034033#553034033In Australia we don't have this problem. As anyone driving in the bush has a bull bar designed to handle a collision with a cow. Kangaroos just bounce off them. I hit 3 in about 20 minutes once. Didn't even scratch my bullbar.Although I was in NewmanMon, 30 Oct 2017 05:00:55 -0500geez, glad you came out of it mostly fine, Hank.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553033857#553033857geez, glad you came out of it mostly fine, Hank.Mon, 30 Oct 2017 03:33:36 -0500I'm surprised you got away with it Hank. At 70 mph this could have been you......http://www.cdecard.com/Featured%20Businesses%20on%20cdecard.com/FYI%20FILES/What%20Happens%20When%20You%20Hit%20a%20Deer%20at%2070%20mph.htmlhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553033839#553033839I'm surprised you got away with it Hank. At 70 mph this could have been you......http://www.cdecard.com/Featured%20Businesses%20on%20cdecard.com/FYI%20FILES/What%20Happens%20When%20You%20Hit%20a%20Deer%20at%2070%20mph.htmlMon, 30 Oct 2017 03:17:06 -0500I remember reading that 10 people a year are killed in the UK by a deer jumping in front of their car. Could have been bad!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553031371#553031371I remember reading that 10 people a year are killed in the UK by a deer jumping in front of their car. Could have been bad!Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:29:57 -0500pxb that is awful Well, I only saw it for a split second, but around 120/130 pounds I suppose. I was going around 70.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553031281#553031281pxb that is awful Well, I only saw it for a split second, but around 120/130 pounds I suppose. I was going around 70.Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:05:16 -0500How big was this deer Hank, and how fast were you going?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553030125#553030125How big was this deer Hank, and how fast were you going?Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:57:16 -0500A mate of mine was driving in Ireland and a horse jumped over a wall and came through his windscreen. Really messed him up. Months in and out of hospital.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553028827#553028827A mate of mine was driving in Ireland and a horse jumped over a wall and came through his windscreen. Really messed him up. Months in and out of hospital.Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:00:06 -0500LOL was about to say could have been worse and could have been an Elk or something (a hazard in some countries) and came across this amusing story :)https://www.thelocal.se/20110907/36002"A drunken elk desperate for just one more mouthful of fermentihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553027745#553027745LOL was about to say could have been worse and could have been an Elk or something (a hazard in some countries) and came across this amusing story :)https://www.thelocal.se/20110907/36002"A drunken elk desperate for just one more mouthful of fermentiSat, 28 Oct 2017 15:51:23 -0500aka - Kenny will be happy to know the fecker rolled off and ran off the motorway. I can't imagine it could take that impact and be ok though, we were going 70.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956827/a-deer-jumped-on-my-car?post_id=553027315#553027315aka - Kenny will be happy to know the fecker rolled off and ran off the motorway. I can't imagine it could take that impact and be ok though, we were going 70.Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:09:49 -0500