Deer vs the vehicle
Avoiding deer
The State Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety offers these tips to avoid collisions with deer:
Drive cautiously and slow down in the early morning and evening hours -- the most active time for deer.
Pay attention to deer crossing signs.
Always wear your safety belt.
Brake firmly when you see a deer in or near your path.
If you see a deer by the side of the road, slow down and blow your horn with one long blast to frighten the deer away.
If you see a deer in your headlights, don't expect it to move away. Headlights can confuse a deer and cause the animal to freeze.
Do not swerve – it can confuse the deer as to where to run. It can also cause you to lose control and hit another car or a tree. The only exception is if you are riding a motorcycle. In this case, you should break firmly and swerve if necessary. If you must swerve, try to stay within your lane to avoid hitting other objects.
If you hit a deer, stay in your vehicle, and do not touch the animal if it is still alive. Get your vehicle off the roadway and call a law enforcement agency.
2006 Wisconsin Deer crashes
Fatalities, Injury accidents, Property damage, Total deer-vehicle crashes
County: Calumet: 0, 5, 202, 207
County: Outagamie: 0, 10, 434, 444
County: Winnebago: 0, 8, 592, 600
County: Waupaca: 1, 10, 678, 689
Wisconsin total: 7, 54, 17,326, 17,878
Source: State Department of Transportation
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If you talk to the animals they will talk to you, If you do not talk to them you will not know them. And what you do not know you will fear. What one fears,one destroys. ~Chief Dan George. (1899 - 1981)
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