LlBr

You're on the Autobahn at 160mph.

All of a sudden there's a deer in the road!!!

WHAT DO YOU DO? (I don't know. Not a trick question )

Hit brake hard and stay in a straight line?

or

Hit brake hard and try to swerve to avoid it?

Discuss.

Thank you.

LastMezger

1) Brake in a straight line.

2)Pray (and I'm an atheist).

Any significant course deviation at 160 mph is inadvisable.

TheMethLab

My guess is that either way you're dead. But with that said, 160 mph and swerving is a bad idea.

LlBr

Geez. Yes. Stay straight, brake hard and pray. It's obvious to me now. what was I thinking?

Pay strict attention to the road as far ahead as possible. Definitely explains the absence of cup holders in "real" Porsches.

Thanks guys.

p-cardriver

And a flash of the lights and toot of the horn might spook the deer - although you may be better off if it just freezes as you'll have a chance to steer around it or choose where to hit it as you slow enough.

NYC_Z06

gently apply brakes, cut wheel hard, roll the car, you'll flip right over the frightened deer. can be done. seen it in one of the fast and furious movies (or maybe transporter?). of course, if you're in a cab, all bets are off. only works w/fixed roof.

jonasaurus

I believe that maneuver was done in an Aston in Casino Royale so that Eva Green didn't get squished

johnwb

I might duck at impact too. I figure the deer will hit the windshield hard.

Quadcammer

I say stay off the brakes and gently steer the vehicle around the deer.

Kuhan

Hit the brakes and hit the horn. The deer is probably going to be able to get out of the way faster than you are.

equiraptor

This, absolutely. With the pop up rollbars, it's fine in the cab, too. If you've done it right, you'll get a nice launch and just flip over. If you haven't done it right, the pop up roll bars will still protect your head from excessive damage. The right jab of the brakes can help you get a good spin on things, make for a more exciting video.

sjfehr

Flash your lights. It's the deer's responsibility to get out of your way, and like all good Germans, has good lane discipline and will move right.

RollingArt

Put your head between your legs and kiss your *** good-bye.

Seriously, full on brakes, and try to duck below windshield before impact.

Little different if your on a moto.

Here's my experience on a moto while playing on the backroads of Oregon. I was following a buddy on my ZX-9. We were jamming along, on a short straight section @ 100+ mph and a giant turkey wanders onto the road right in front of us. Turkey stepped off the road and let my buddy pass. Then it comes back on the road in front of me and is dancing back and forth. I figure trying to veer off to miss it is futile, I don't know where the damn bird is going next. So I quickly make an alternative plan. I plant my head down on the gas tank and gave it full throttle. Any dirty bike rider can tell you, "when in doubt, gas it". Brakes would have made the bike unstable and possibly caused me to go down. As it turned out I blew right threw that turkey. Took out the front of my bike and had blood and guts in every opening possible. We never found any remains of the turkey except on my scooter. The bike was still rideable but no longer had any headlights. We went back to his place and hosed it down the best we could. Rode it down to the Honda dealer later that day and traded it in on a Honda. I needed a bike right away to ride in the Oregon 500 the next day!



Phil

Macster

First off going 160mph with the chance of deer being on the road is crazy. I hit a mule deer going under 60mph and wish I hadn't.

Animals are undependable so I'd brake as hard as safe and keep the car under control and let the animal move out of the way. Swerving at any speed is to be avoided.

Nevada State Police officer who responded to my accident told me he's answered too many calls resulting from drivers swerving to miss animals on the road, even jack rabbits, and running off the road. Sometimes the results are fatal...to the driver.

Sincerely,

Macster.

MUSSBERGER

Full on the brakes lowers the front end.