[WillMotivation]

Originally Posted by Yukon625

Your whole comment is absolute nonsense. First you state seeing Elk dashing across the freeway and "some stopped". Later on in your comment you say "Just next time try to hit them" which means you'd crash into the Elk, lol. Nonsense. Then you throw out all these %, 85% of the time you'll miss them or You'll crash 98% of the time, lol. I literally can't remember the last time I read such an contradictory and asinine comment. Deer, Elk, and Moose can run 30-35 mph and on back roads with the woods right on top on the road there is often no time to avoid disaster. It was just a case of bad luck, happens every night all over the country.
Glad your ok Will and sorry about your car. At least you got a nice fleet to keep you busy until the M4 is back and better than ever.

Thanks man. You know the funny thing is that this incident kind of makes me like the car even more that its like we went through something together so I don't want a new m4 replacement or like for them to total it out. I want my car and to make it better than before... Can't wait to get it back.

[JDUNITNOW]

Originally Posted by Yukon625

Your whole comment is absolute nonsense. First you state seeing Elk dashing across the freeway and "some stopped". Later on in your comment you say "Just next time try to hit them" which means you'd crash into the Elk, lol. Nonsense. Then you throw out all these %, 85% of the time you'll miss them or You'll crash 98% of the time, lol. I literally can't remember the last time I read such an contradictory and asinine comment. Deer, Elk, and Moose can run 30-35 mph and on back roads with the woods right on top on the road there is often no time to avoid disaster. It was just a case of bad luck, happens every night all over the country.
Glad your ok Will and sorry about your car. At least you got a nice fleet to keep you busy until the M4 is back and better than ever.

True that, where I live, you see deer on the side of the road hit daily. A deer came out the woods and ran right into door of my dad's car and there is no way you cam avoid it.

[ChiTownM]

Glad nothing happened to you. Some of the posters here, no comments....

[Greer]

Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

3rd wrecked M in as many days

Hey guys, be careful out there, life is too short.

[2011ninja]

Glad you’re okay!

Also very cool you hold the M4 in high regard given the cars you’ve had and still have. It “Will” be back better than before!

Long time subscriber and the name is still relevant!

[ourlee]

Guess who’s never posting his accident here.

[Weather Man]

Originally Posted by Endless619

Are you an older guy? Bad reflexes? I drove from Oregon at 2am years ago and was going 90+ mph on the 5 and had Elk (much bigger than small deer)dash across the freeway and some stopped. As soon as you see them you turn your vehicle towards them. 85% of the time you will miss them. In your case, and maybe you’re not familiar with road animals, it looks like you tried to avoid them. You never do that. You will crash over 98% of the time. Thats on you.
But look cars can be replaced. We can’t replace you. So I am glad you’re safe and live to fight another day. Just next time try to hit them. It will feel very odd and not right but you will miss them. Ive actually done it with Moose and Elk.

LOL, pretty obvious you don't live in deer country, depending on the roadside greenery, they can be in front of you so fast you can't even get the "oh" in "oh shit" out before bang! And theirs's nothing like the excitement of having a buck fly, literally, across the road in front you at a dead run so close you can count his belly hairs.

[WillMotivation]

Originally Posted by ChiTownM

Glad nothing happened to you. Some of the posters here, no comments....

Thanks appreciate it.

[WillMotivation]

Originally Posted by 2011ninja

Glad you’re okay!

Also very cool you hold the M4 in high regard given the cars you’ve had and still have. It “Will” be back better than before!

Long time subscriber and the name is still relevant!

Appreciate you! Yea I miss the car more than I miss my Huracan which is crazy but I don't know the car is just well done with so much potential to keep making it better which is fun.

[BzsBimmer]

Sorry to see. Glad you’re ok. Looks like your lemon to lemonade came in the form of a 911… nice

[yousefnjr]

Originally Posted by Endless619

Are you an older guy? Bad reflexes? I drove from Oregon at 2am years ago and was going 90+ mph on the 5 and had Elk (much bigger than small deer)dash across the freeway and some stopped. As soon as you see them you turn your vehicle towards them. 85% of the time you will miss them. In your case, and maybe you’re not familiar with road animals, it looks like you tried to avoid them. You never do that. You will crash over 98% of the time. Thats on you.
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https://autismsociety.org

[osteome]

Originally Posted by Endless619

Are you an older guy? Bad reflexes? I drove from Oregon at 2am years ago and was going 90+ mph on the 5 and had Elk (much bigger than small deer)dash across the freeway and some stopped. As soon as you see them you turn your vehicle towards them. 85% of the time you will miss them. In your case, and maybe you’re not familiar with road animals, it looks like you tried to avoid them. You never do that. You will crash over 98% of the time. Thats on you.
But look cars can be replaced. We can’t replace you. So I am glad you’re safe and live to fight another day. Just next time try to hit them. It will feel very odd and not right but you will miss them. Ive actually done it with Moose and Elk.

New to an "appendage" measuring contest? If so, the intent is to bring the "appendage", not be the "appendage".

Please share your additional tips so that we may all come close to be a superior driver like yourself.

I grew up in moose country, I would never swerve into an animal that stands six feet tall, with the bulk of that legs, and often weighs over half a ton. That ratio is ideal to take the impact at windshield level.

[secretariat]

Originally Posted by Endless619

Are you an older guy? Bad reflexes? I drove from Oregon at 2am years ago and was going 90+ mph on the 5 and had Elk (much bigger than small deer)dash across the freeway and some stopped. As soon as you see them you turn your vehicle towards them. 85% of the time you will miss them. In your case, and maybe you’re not familiar with road animals, it looks like you tried to avoid them. You never do that. You will crash over 98% of the time. Thats on you.
But look cars can be replaced. We can’t replace you. So I am glad you’re safe and live to fight another day. Just next time try to hit them. It will feel very odd and not right but you will miss them. Ive actually done it with Moose and Elk.

Hahahahahahahaha, wt, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha are you kidding, hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[ErikJ1]

Originally Posted by WillMotivation

Maybe I am an older guy haha
I'm 50. But my thought process was:

Brake and hope to reduce impact but don't slam brakes too hard to get hit from behind.
Don't swerve at speed and braking at same time or you could lose control of the vehicle
Hopefully I don't hit the deer too hard


But all of that happened within like 2 seconds of impact when the deer appeared waltzing out onto the highway from the dark. There were also no lights on this particular stretch of road just my headlights.

I could have braked harder potentially, or swerved but my thoughts of something worse possibly happening prevented me from doing either.

You did everything you could, sometimes, it's just a bad day 😔. Love your channel, long-time subscriber

[meechy6ix0]

Bro crashed his car n decided to make a clickbait video about it lol.

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

https://autismsociety.org

Care to explain yourself?

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by WillMotivation

Maybe I am an older guy haha
I'm 50. But my thought process was:

1. Brake and hope to reduce impact but don't slam brakes too hard to get hit from behind.
2. Don't swerve at speed and braking at same time or you could lose control of the vehicle
3. Hopefully I don't hit the deer too hard

But all of that happened within like 2 seconds of impact when the deer appeared waltzing out onto the highway from the dark. There were also no lights on this particular stretch of road just my headlights.

I could have braked harder potentially, or swerved but my thoughts of something worse possibly happening prevented me from doing either.

What if it had been a person? I guess what I’m saying is that… evasive maneuvers will save the deer and the car. I’ve had it happen… you can steer while braking hard and not hit one. Keep your driving aides On and you can zoom right around them.

[M4ROLLIN20]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Pretty sure he's not being sarcastic.

OP sorry to see. Deer a a nightmare, come out of nowhere. Huge problem in North East and mid Atlantic.

As I am relatively new to the forums, to everyone, please don’t take me not replying to posts as me being an a hole. I just don’t see them until like weeks or months later. Respect all of your inputs and comments. Thank you.

[MarineRaider]

This board sure has come a long way from when we started and only had the Pandemic and trolls talking about the front grills.

Now we have real life Speed Racers capable of avoiding speeding animals at 90mph and everything in-between.

OP, good luck and sorry for your misfortune. I like your choice of Chalk on your GTS, I have a 992 tts coming in same color.

[Limegrntaln]

Glad you're ok, Will. Adro incoming. Sucks that it happened, but, I'd rather it be the G82 than the 911T or GTS.

[davidmct-M3]

Originally Posted by Yukon625

Your whole comment is absolute nonsense. First you state seeing Elk dashing across the freeway and "some stopped". Later on in your comment you say "Just next time try to hit them" which means you'd crash into the Elk, lol. Nonsense. Then you throw out all these %, 85% of the time you'll miss them or You'll crash 98% of the time, lol. I literally can't remember the last time I read such an contradictory and asinine comment. Deer, Elk, and Moose can run 30-35 mph and on back roads with the woods right on top on the road there is often no time to avoid disaster. It was just a case of bad luck, happens every night all over the country.
Glad your ok Will and sorry about your car. At least you got a nice fleet to keep you busy until the M4 is back and better than ever.

I was always told not to swerve to avoid animals on roads as you have more chance of spinning out/crashing with road obstacles like trees etc

[ByronWalter]

Originally Posted by davidmct-M3

I was always told not to swerve to avoid animals on roads as you have more chance of spinning out/crashing with road obstacles like trees etc

Not true. You should always swerve for rhinos & hippos.