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Bambi v. ChuggyPyg

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by WilDavis, Dec 3, 2019.

  1. WilDavis

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    Driving home from friends who live way out in the wilds of New Hamster, I was proceeding cautiously (not cautiously enough, apparently) in a southerly direction when to my surprise, look who ran across the road: :eek:

    No bits (of ChuggyPyg or Bambi) laying in the road, or hanging off; only thing to show is a slight crack and a rather prominent dent. I daresay Bambi had a sore leg next day! o_O I think myself to be very lucky that it wasn't a moose, or I wasn't traveling at highway speed!
    ChuggyPyg has a couple of "deer-whistles" mounted on the bumper, but they only work above 30mph, so at the speed I was driving (~20) I guess they were about as useful as the proverbial "one-legged man at an arse-kicking contest"! o_O

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    my daughter hit one on 89 from here to vermont. 55 mph, hood, bumper, right fender, passenger door, windshield, misc. 5 grande for repairs, car was never the same.
     
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    Ouch! I spent the weekend thanking Gawd (…or whoever) for the fact that (a) it wasn't MrMoose, (b) I wasn't doing highway speeds and (c) that Bambi didn't come in through the windshield! (I guess I was lucky! :eek:) ;)
     
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    lucky you were going under 20 mph (y)

    my daughter will attest that at 55 mph, there isnt even time to step on the brake.
     
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    I had a similar incident in Michigan many years ago and a rental Impala:).

    Bambi didn’t survive:(.

    But I was able to get a car wash and some duct tape and re-affix the fog lamp into position without the rental company being wise to it;).

    The rural Midwest in the fields is a land of opportunities in regards to wildlife:eek:.

    Just stay alert(y).
     
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    Well, I hope your daughter didn't have any long term after-effects of her encounter! I spent the rest of my journey looking out for wayward Bambis, but once I got onto the interstate, I just made sure that I had a pathfinder; no, I'm not a tail-gater, but I thought that any Bambis out that late on I-93 and Rte-3 would encounter them before me! :rolleyes: I hope she was OK, but five grand! …sheeeeesh! :cry:
     
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    After I graduated high school many moons ago, we went in a trip from northeastern Pennsylvania to Toronto and at 4 AM just outside of Scranton a semi met a deer:eek:.

    It came from underneath the truck and toward our car:oops:.

    We ended up running over it and you could feel it pass under the floor boards. My friend who was driving asked: “was that insulation”:whistle:?

    I said no and we pulled over. No damage or wires cut, just a lot of blood there:sick:.

    We kept on the trip and when we got to the border, we spent several hours at the border crossing:rolleyes:.

    But we made it through(y).
     
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    she and her passenger were well protected by the prius. i was impressed that she was able to maintain her composure and slowly work her way over to the brake down lane
     
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    I just did that very same drive a couple of days ago (Toronto to Allentown). Thankfully, no Bambi were in the roadway.
     
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