Installing deer whistles?

I put them on mine ...on the front liscence plate holder...which sticks out about 1.5 inches just enough to hold them....
darwin
high in the hills of oakland ca

 

I put deer whistles in my old car. In the week they were on, didn't hit a deer. Of course, in the 7+ years I've been driving, haven't hit one either. So it's hard to tell, my only qualm was someone broke them off after a week or they fell off, which led me not to replace them.

 

I have wondered about them too. Kinda of like you said about the deer, put them on your car, and you probably won't hit any elephants or giraffs either.

 

I had them on my Accord. Just my luck, I hit a deaf deer.

Seriously...I hit a deer with the whistles...no way I was going too fast.

 

You gotta install these whistling exhaust tips.

See the video at http://video.download.com/3800-11166_53-1138.html. If you wanna read more about it see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubb_Rubb and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_tips.

Too bad they're useless on a Prius when the ICE is off and they're illegal now per http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=1142838.

 

:mellow: Some of my family live in the Texas "Hill Country" with a considerable white-tailed deer population. They all believe in the whistles and none have had a deer incident since installing the whistles.

What I've always wondered is why there's not an enterprising inventor who patents a "powered" deer whistle so that MPH is not necessary to produce the sound.

Hmmm... maybe I'd better invent that along with the "Hand-tied/Clip-on" bowtie for tuxedo use. Perhaps I'd get wealthy.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the fish @ Mar 1 2006, 08:32 PM) [snapback]218808[/snapback]</div>

I have lived in a rural area of Maryland for over 37 years. We have always used deer whistles and are convinced that they work. We have seen deer, at a full run, coming toward our car; yet, they turn and retreat when they approach. We have never even come close to hitting one. WE BELIEVE!

Aynway, we just installed whistles on our new 2006 Prius. Our method is as follows: We could not use the mounting base. We turned the whistle tube sideways and placed 5-minute epoxy on the top and bottom of the tube. Then guided the tube between the slats in the lower front of the grill. They seem to be working fine.

I had tried mounting in several areas of the car. Under the front bumper and the first curb took them off. Next, around the side mirrors; however, the noise was intolerable. Third, on the side of the car itself with the same results. Finally, we threw away the bases and used the above solution.

I hope that it works for others.

 

I mounted them on the horizontal black plastic panel under the front bumper.

However, this year I hit a deer. I've also noticed that when I drive past a deer grazing by the side of the road, they don't even lift their heads to look.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(goodsam @ Mar 1 2006, 11:05 PM) [snapback]218897[/snapback]</div>

And how the deer got whistles I'll never know. </Groucho>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darwin100 @ Mar 1 2006, 06:45 PM) [snapback]218842[/snapback]</div>

I'm originally from Indiana, too and my dad has always had them on his car. I inevitibly get a set of them for Christmas when I get a new car! I have also witnessed deer, who had their heads down grazing, look up when we went by with the whistles on. I have no idea if that is because of the whistles or they are just looking at cars. Knock on wood, neither my dad or I have hit a deer yet.

I also mounted mine on the license plate bracket and they broke/flew off. I suspect I'll be getting a new pair this Christmas

 

yeah - but don't forget that you are increasing the drag co-efficient - the cost of the extra gas used will have to be weighed against the cost of the deer whistles to see if you come out ahead in the deal.

 

I live in an area in the GA piedmont where there are more deer collisions than anywhere in the SE. Our local paper is currently running a poll on which is the worst road in our county. One deputy stated that he'd worked a 100 cases of deer collisions during his short tenure alone. Nobody that I know of thinks whistles are effective and, believe, me they have been discussed and tried around here for a couple of decades. My approach is to drive extremely carefully through the known bad sections with high beams and maintaining a constant lookout on the sides of the road for the reflection of their eyes. One spotted I slow down and watch them carefully to determine their movement. I realize that this works OK in my relatively rural area and would not be appropriate for high traffic areas. BTW, our paper had a photo today of a deer in the front seat of a car...came in via the windshield.

 

Snake oil, pure and simple. As stated above, they don't work, but they do make people feel better. There are too many variables with airflow and speed to ever have any sort of consistent operation. If they did work, a far better option would be an electrically powered ultrasonic device to emit at the desired frequency.

Tom

 

Have you tried looking for some UV strobes to mount?

Check Wikipedia for deer vehicle collisions.

 

I've got the answer! Why don't we petition this pathetic government to issue a billion dollar grant for the study of the effectiveness of plastic deer whistles!

 

The whistles don't work, but your horn will. When you see one near the road (watch for their eyes reflecting your headlights at night) give them a blast. They will turn tail and run the other way.