How to hit A Deer Safely
Six ways to avoid hitting a deer
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WE HEAR ABOUT
THEM A LOT THIS
TIME OF YEAR--
DEER JUMPING
INTO THE ROAD
CAUSING A LOT
OF CAR
CRASHES.
JENNA JAYNES
JOINS US NOW
WITH 6
STRATEGIES OF
WHAT TO DO IF
YOU ENCOUNTER
A DEER.
DAVE, SERESE
IF YOU'VE EVER
SEEN A DEER
DART ACROSS
THE ROAD YOU
KNOW THERE
ISN'T MUCH TIME
TO REACT-- AND
SOMETIMES A
COLLISION IS
INEVITABLE.
BUT THE GUYS AT
STATE FARM
HAVE THESE
SUGGESTIONS:
FIRST, SLOW
DOWN IF YOU
SEE A DEER--
DON'T TRY TO
OUTRUN IT.
ALWAYS WEAR
YOUR SEATBELT.
AT NIGHT, USE
YOUR HIGH
BEAMS WHEN
YOU CAN TO
ILLUMINATE THE
ROAD.
IF YOU SEE A
DEER SWITCH TO
THE LOW BEAMS
SO YOU DON'T
BLIND THE
ANIMAL AND IT
MOVES OUT OF
THE WAY
SCAN THE ROAD--
IF YOU SEE ONE
DEER, THERE
COULD BE
OTHERS-- OR
THAT ONE DEER
CAN CAUSE A
CHAIN REACTION.
DRIVE
DEFENSIVELY.
REMEMBER THAT
YOU'RE MOST
LIKELY TO SEE A
DEER BETWEEN
DUSK AND DAWN,
SO PAY EXTRA
ATTENTION
DURING THOSE
TIMES.
AND FINALLY--
PERHAPS MOST
CRUCIALLY--
DON'T JERK THE
WHEEL.
JIM CHAMPION,
CHARLIE GRAHAM
7:33-47 DON'T
SWERVE INTO
ONCOMING TRAFFIC
AND CERTINALY
DON'T SWERVE INTO
A DITCH BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE
PEOPEL GET HURT.
SOMETIMES YOU JUT
HAV ETO HIT THE
DEER AND AVOID
THE BIGGER
DAMAGE YOU MIGHT
DO IF YOU HIT THE
DITCH OR GO INTO
ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
JIM SAYS THE
WINDSHIELD ON
YOUR CAR IS
STRONG WITH
TWO LAYERS OF
GLASS WITH A
LAYER OF
PLASTIC IN
BETWEEN.
HE SAYS WHILE
IT IS POSSIBLE--
UNLIKELY THAT
THE DEER
WOULD COME
THROUGH YOUR
WINDSHIELD IF
YOU DO HIT IT.
AND DAVE,
SERESE
JUST BECAUSE
YOU AREN'T IN
THE COUNTRY
DOESN'T MEAN
YOU WON'T
ENCOUNTER
DEER.
YOU CAN SEE
THEM NOW
WITHIN CITY
LIMITS IN THE
METRO.
