Watch out for deer!!

[tw1980]

Yesterday while riding near Fossil OR.One of my riding friends struck a deer at about 55 mph.The deer hit the bike on the left hand side and got him in the ribs ans lower left abdomen.After trying to recover for about 20 he road another 10-12 miles and got dizzy and pulled over.I road into Fossil and called 911.The local emt's transported him to local small clinic and then decided to call the doctor.120 miles from the nearest hospital they called Airlink,our local air ambulance based in Bend OR.They were worried he had internal injuries besides the three broken ribs.They released him last night and he is doing well today.One of the local A.B.A.T.E. guys was on the scene right away and hauled his bike into town and stored it for him until he can pick it uphttp://www.abateoforegon.net
I thought this was worth sharing.When they were talking about internal injuries I couldn't help but keep thinking about Lee.Maybe we need to start wearing flack jackets.

Terry

[tmworks]

There’s allot more to ABATE then the helmet law issues. Many people that ride don't realize that funds this small group (relative to the amount of motorcycles on the road) collect go to pay to keep a lobbyist in state capitals to try to filter out junk motorcycle related law’s that may otherwise slip thru. You would be surprised the amount of crap that is slipped into bill’s here in California that never see the light of day because of this group’s lobbyist afforts. This (PAC) group deserves allot more support then they get.
My wife is the treasurer of the local here in Fresno, Ca.

[thebottle]

I find it contradictory that there are seat belt laws but no helmet laws in my state. Mind you, I don't believe in seat belt or helmet laws, but it is still contradictory all the same. With that said, I almost always wear a helmet, but I believe the driver should have a choice.

I am glad to hear that your friend seems to be doing well.

I have hit two deer... both with cages. Once with a 1974 Gran Torino going about 110mph down a country road. The deer jumped out of a low ditch and I just smoked him and ruined my car. The second time in a 1994 Ford Aspire when I was going 60mph and I had time to brake in a straight line (no cars behind me) and it was enough to slow down to about 45mph and just nick the right corner of my car where it didn't cause much damage.

Deer in Wisconsin are a hazard during certain times of the day. Be careful, because it doesn't matter how good of a driver/rider that you are, those ****ers can jump out of nowhere.

[XJOK2PLAY]

Terry,

Real sorry to hear this has happened to your friend, & I wish both he & the bike a speedy recovery!

Glad he wasn't hurt worse, and that he's going to be ok.

I had a similar close call last month on Talimena Drive...
That doe was as big as my XJ... and I got a real close look, if ya know what I mean! Too close. We both saw the fear in each other's eyes...
Figure I missed her by about 3 feet.
I was travelling along at 65mph @ the time.
Shudder to think about the "what ifs".

[mstic2000]

A guy here in Michigan wasn't so lucky with a deer this weekend. I get real leary when I'm out riding past the corn fields around this area because they come out of nowhere.

Motorcycle collision with a deer

[CatatonicBug]

I was thinking about this issue a few days ago. It seems deer are not restricted to rural areas anymore, and are often found in some rather urban areas. I have seen little deer "whistles" that people put on cages to send out a high-pitched sound to scare the deer away before the vehicle gets there. Do they work? Would it make sense to put them on a bike?

[barberad]

Deer whistles don't work...

http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/deerw.html

[Pat Kelly]

Deer whistles

I don't think they work..... but.....I have them on my 18 wheeler anyway.

Had a pair on our minivan and one ran in front of wife damaging van.

I think the theory is the sound emitted gets their attantion and they freeze in place. This would work for the ones razing by the side of the road. If they are running and come to a road they are going to cross.

My big-rig is so loud I think it drowns out the whistle of the whistles. I have them on the grille and on the mirrors. I know the ones on the mirrors annoy me.

I personally have never hit a deer but I did ride through a small herd on I-5 at 65 mph on my Honda 400 (many years ago). Scared the p00p outta my.

[CatatonicBug]

http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/deerw.html

Wow! Good to know! I especially like the part about the snowmobiles running through the forest... Some people...

I guess we just have to learn more about deer, the areas we ride in, and be aware of the possibiliy that they might be coming right at us at any time!

Stupid deer...

[XS1100 Newbie]

Terry
Sorry to here about that. I am glad he is doing ok. He will be ready to ride by spring easy enough i bet. Were you checking this out for this coming summer by chance?
Bob

[tw1980]

Terry
Sorry to here about that. I am glad he is doing ok. He will be ready to ride by spring easy enough i bet. Were you checking this out for this coming summer by chance?
Bob

Yes,and I'm gong to give the ride an A- but the local facilities in Mitchel are adequate at best.No premium or mid grade fuel available.There is a small store and a couple of diners,public restroom and a small park.I'll do a little more scouting over on this side of the mountains and post my findings on the rally thread.

Terry

[Steptoe]

whistles

We have the same sort of products down here, electric " shoo-roo" & the whistles. when you buy them here your not told they work most effectively under 80 kph.

I'm the same as Pat ,I had them on my rig, I found they didn,t scare the animals much, what it did do though was made them stand up or move a bit so if you hadn't seen them before, at least you knew they were there & could take action.

hope your mates alright, it is a hazard we live with country wide down here, from inside city limits to open road.

[MeatTooth]

Maybe we need to start wearing flack jackets.

I just bought one of these and it's a copy of a Power Trip jacket called the flak Jacket. It does have quite a bit of padding but I doubt it would stop a deer...I bought it because it would be the only time I would ever have abs.

http://www.leatherup.com/p/Mens-Moto...ric/64175.html

[Dragon Tamer]

Last year I bought one of those electronic deer chaser gizmos. Spent a couple of hours installing it in one of the horn grills on the Vetter. Wired it to a tiny switch on the handlebar so I could easily turn it on when I got to deer country. It generated a kinda whistling warble that ran from the subsonic up to ultrasonic and back down again.

My riding buddies made me take it back off the bike almost right away, the noise is irritating to say the least. One of them at least bought it from me for $5. He says he is going to take it deer hunting as he has never seen anything attract deer so fast! It was kind of like setting up a band in your back yard, as soon as the noise starts all the neighbors start heading in your direction to see what is happening. We would see deer in the ditch and I would turn it on and they would all start for the road to see what it was.

[Guy_b_g]

One of the simplest tricks to bag a mule deer when I used to hunt them was to whistle at them. They could be bouncing along at full clip...whistle and they would stop and look at you a good percentage of the time...just curious enough to land in the stew pot.