Of deer hits and airbags
Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was
traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. No air bag deployment, though. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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Sorry.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Old Crow wrote: > > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Sorry.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Old Crow wrote: > > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Sorry.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Old Crow wrote: > > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors
are. -- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors
are. -- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors
are. -- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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Then it appears the MFR Murphy has reared his ugly head.
-- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... > > Coasty wrote: >> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment >> sensors >> are. >> > > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at > all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) > and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind > it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. > The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 > months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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Then it appears the MFR Murphy has reared his ugly head.
-- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... > > Coasty wrote: >> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment >> sensors >> are. >> > > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at > all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) > and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind > it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. > The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 > months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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Then it appears the MFR Murphy has reared his ugly head.
-- Coasty Remove the SPOOGE to reply "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... > > Coasty wrote: >> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment >> sensors >> are. >> > > Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at > all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) > and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind > it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. > The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 > months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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One of my customers tagged one in his rental car yesterday, it caved in the
hood and bent the radiator. I hope his credit card insurance covers it, he didnt buy the extra fromthe rental company. Air bag didnt fire, but it didnt sto the car either. -- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
One of my customers tagged one in his rental car yesterday, it caved in the
hood and bent the radiator. I hope his credit card insurance covers it, he didnt buy the extra fromthe rental company. Air bag didnt fire, but it didnt sto the car either. -- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
One of my customers tagged one in his rental car yesterday, it caved in the
hood and bent the radiator. I hope his credit card insurance covers it, he didnt buy the extra fromthe rental company. Air bag didnt fire, but it didnt sto the car either. -- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
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"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... : : Coasty wrote: : > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors : > are. : > : : Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at : all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) : and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind : it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. : The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 : months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. : : -- : Old Crow : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" : '95 Wrangler YJ : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 Hey OC... Your sig cracks me up. It was cool looking at your photo album. There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal with long curly hair... In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of mantle... I think I have it's twin. Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really wants. Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it was crashed? It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick as fleas. Oh! The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They look familiar. How about the river pic? Where is that? KJK : |
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"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... : : Coasty wrote: : > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors : > are. : > : : Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at : all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) : and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind : it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. : The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 : months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. : : -- : Old Crow : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" : '95 Wrangler YJ : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 Hey OC... Your sig cracks me up. It was cool looking at your photo album. There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal with long curly hair... In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of mantle... I think I have it's twin. Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really wants. Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it was crashed? It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick as fleas. Oh! The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They look familiar. How about the river pic? Where is that? KJK : |
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"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131662840.943845.83000@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... : : Coasty wrote: : > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors : > are. : > : : Sensors on this one are on the core support...which wasn't missed at : all. Also I was just looking at it(it's at the dealer where I work) : and although the bumper cover appears undamaged, the styrofoam behind : it has a big chunk out of it, so it did hit the bumper, too. : The boy's hoping for a total this time. It's the 3rd wreck in about 6 : months(only 1 his fault)and he's wanting a different car now. : : -- : Old Crow : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" : '95 Wrangler YJ : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 Hey OC... Your sig cracks me up. It was cool looking at your photo album. There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal with long curly hair... In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of mantle... I think I have it's twin. Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really wants. Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it was crashed? It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick as fleas. Oh! The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They look familiar. How about the river pic? Where is that? KJK : |
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It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the
deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the
deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the
deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Coasty wrote: > It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > |
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Coasty wrote:
> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > That's pretty much the way it works. You're driving along and all of sudden you're face to face with a deer that landed on your hood and is looking at you through the windshield. Never saw him but there he is. How do I know? Oh I know. Steve 95 YJ 98 ZJ |
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Coasty wrote:
> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > That's pretty much the way it works. You're driving along and all of sudden you're face to face with a deer that landed on your hood and is looking at you through the windshield. Never saw him but there he is. How do I know? Oh I know. Steve 95 YJ 98 ZJ |
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Coasty wrote:
> It appears the deer missed the bumper where the air bag deployment sensors > are. > That's pretty much the way it works. You're driving along and all of sudden you're face to face with a deer that landed on your hood and is looking at you through the windshield. Never saw him but there he is. How do I know? Oh I know. Steve 95 YJ 98 ZJ |
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The airbag sensor is in the bumper. It appears by the hood damage, the deer
may have jumped at the last minute reducing the impact force on the bumper sufficient to avoid airbag deployment. Scott "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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The airbag sensor is in the bumper. It appears by the hood damage, the deer
may have jumped at the last minute reducing the impact force on the bumper sufficient to avoid airbag deployment. Scott "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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The airbag sensor is in the bumper. It appears by the hood damage, the deer
may have jumped at the last minute reducing the impact force on the bumper sufficient to avoid airbag deployment. Scott "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131644033.779684.268100@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com... > Not a Jeep, but my kid hit a deer last night on the freeway. He was > traveling about 70-75mph and had absolutly no time to hit the brakes. > No air bag deployment, though. > > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...96.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...00.jpg&.src=ph > > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wallis...dd.jpg&.src=ph > > The cop asked if he wanted the deer, but he said there wasn't enough > left undamaged to make a decent BBQ. > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > |
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KJ.Kate wrote: > : > : -- > : Old Crow > : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > : '95 Wrangler YJ > : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > Hey OC... > Your sig cracks me up. I gotta admit, most of it relates to rec.motorcycles.harley. So sue me :-) I used to post as Big Daddy, but when the damn movie came out, BD's sprung up like weeds in spring. About that time I hit 50, and I decided it was time for a change(google "Diary of a DOF" in rmh). We collect the OC whisky advertising stuff, so it seemed like the name to use. > > It was cool looking at your photo album. > There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal > with long curly hair... Nope, another Harley guy and his neighbors wife(for Coasty and anyone else familar with rmh, that's RE and Mrs Neighbor from Hell). I'm the fat guy in the next picture taken with my better half on the flight deck of the USS John C Stennis. The oldest Crow is seen in a couple of other shots with me and his twin grandsons, who were born on his 75th B-day. > In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of > mantle... I think I have it's twin. Too wierd. It's on a wall in Jackson, Ca. > > Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really > wants. > Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it > was crashed? Yeah, if the sensors weren't hooked up, there'd have been a warning light. Car was taken over to the Mitsi dealer after the last repair to clear out the codes(the advantage of working for a multi-lne dealer). > It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick > as fleas. Yeah, and the damn hillbillys around here are all trapsing through the woods getting them all stirred up right now, too. I hit one in the Jeep about this time last year, but I was only doin' 65 and it didn't really do that much damage. > > Oh! > The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They > look familiar. > How about the river pic? Where is that? The cave's in Fairfield Bay, AR, and the river is the White River, near Calico Rock, AR. Those were taken whist we were out in the Jeep, Geocaching. It's what we do when it's too cold to ride the Harley's. I ain't even gonna comment on the Land Crusier pics<g>. My sons liked that one when we saw it at a car show in Jackson last spring. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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KJ.Kate wrote: > : > : -- > : Old Crow > : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > : '95 Wrangler YJ > : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > Hey OC... > Your sig cracks me up. I gotta admit, most of it relates to rec.motorcycles.harley. So sue me :-) I used to post as Big Daddy, but when the damn movie came out, BD's sprung up like weeds in spring. About that time I hit 50, and I decided it was time for a change(google "Diary of a DOF" in rmh). We collect the OC whisky advertising stuff, so it seemed like the name to use. > > It was cool looking at your photo album. > There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal > with long curly hair... Nope, another Harley guy and his neighbors wife(for Coasty and anyone else familar with rmh, that's RE and Mrs Neighbor from Hell). I'm the fat guy in the next picture taken with my better half on the flight deck of the USS John C Stennis. The oldest Crow is seen in a couple of other shots with me and his twin grandsons, who were born on his 75th B-day. > In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of > mantle... I think I have it's twin. Too wierd. It's on a wall in Jackson, Ca. > > Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really > wants. > Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it > was crashed? Yeah, if the sensors weren't hooked up, there'd have been a warning light. Car was taken over to the Mitsi dealer after the last repair to clear out the codes(the advantage of working for a multi-lne dealer). > It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick > as fleas. Yeah, and the damn hillbillys around here are all trapsing through the woods getting them all stirred up right now, too. I hit one in the Jeep about this time last year, but I was only doin' 65 and it didn't really do that much damage. > > Oh! > The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They > look familiar. > How about the river pic? Where is that? The cave's in Fairfield Bay, AR, and the river is the White River, near Calico Rock, AR. Those were taken whist we were out in the Jeep, Geocaching. It's what we do when it's too cold to ride the Harley's. I ain't even gonna comment on the Land Crusier pics<g>. My sons liked that one when we saw it at a car show in Jackson last spring. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
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KJ.Kate wrote: > : > : -- > : Old Crow > : '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > : '95 Wrangler YJ > : TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > Hey OC... > Your sig cracks me up. I gotta admit, most of it relates to rec.motorcycles.harley. So sue me :-) I used to post as Big Daddy, but when the damn movie came out, BD's sprung up like weeds in spring. About that time I hit 50, and I decided it was time for a change(google "Diary of a DOF" in rmh). We collect the OC whisky advertising stuff, so it seemed like the name to use. > > It was cool looking at your photo album. > There in the first picture of (I am guessing) you and a nice looking gal > with long curly hair... Nope, another Harley guy and his neighbors wife(for Coasty and anyone else familar with rmh, that's RE and Mrs Neighbor from Hell). I'm the fat guy in the next picture taken with my better half on the flight deck of the USS John C Stennis. The oldest Crow is seen in a couple of other shots with me and his twin grandsons, who were born on his 75th B-day. > In the background there is a small picture frame on the right hand side of > mantle... I think I have it's twin. Too wierd. It's on a wall in Jackson, Ca. > > Hope that all is well and the boy gets his total if that's what he really > wants. > Are you sure that the airbag sensors were properly connected last time it > was crashed? Yeah, if the sensors weren't hooked up, there'd have been a warning light. Car was taken over to the Mitsi dealer after the last repair to clear out the codes(the advantage of working for a multi-lne dealer). > It reminds me to watch for deer carefully. Out where we are they are thick > as fleas. Yeah, and the damn hillbillys around here are all trapsing through the woods getting them all stirred up right now, too. I hit one in the Jeep about this time last year, but I was only doin' 65 and it didn't really do that much damage. > > Oh! > The cave pictures, were those taken at the Jack Daniels Distillery? They > look familiar. > How about the river pic? Where is that? The cave's in Fairfield Bay, AR, and the river is the White River, near Calico Rock, AR. Those were taken whist we were out in the Jeep, Geocaching. It's what we do when it's too cold to ride the Harley's. I ain't even gonna comment on the Land Crusier pics<g>. My sons liked that one when we saw it at a car show in Jackson last spring. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
RoyJ wrote: > It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the > deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is > scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If > the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the > windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Absolutly *everybody* that saw the car yesterday said the exact same thing. He hit one about a year ago at a much slower speed, said it just knocked the deers feet from under it and the deer slid on over the top of the car...not even a scratch on the car from that one. My boy never even looked at the deer the other night, but the cop told him it was pretty good sized for around here. What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would keep them away. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
RoyJ wrote: > It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the > deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is > scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If > the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the > windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Absolutly *everybody* that saw the car yesterday said the exact same thing. He hit one about a year ago at a much slower speed, said it just knocked the deers feet from under it and the deer slid on over the top of the car...not even a scratch on the car from that one. My boy never even looked at the deer the other night, but the cop told him it was pretty good sized for around here. What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would keep them away. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
RoyJ wrote: > It's unlikely a deer would be big enough to deploy the airbags unles the > deer was on it's knees and he hit it solid with the sensor. What is > scarey is the size of the dent in the hood and the intact windshield. If > the deer had been a bit higher, it would have gone through the > windshield and done SERIOUS damage to the driver. Absolutly *everybody* that saw the car yesterday said the exact same thing. He hit one about a year ago at a much slower speed, said it just knocked the deers feet from under it and the deer slid on over the top of the car...not even a scratch on the car from that one. My boy never even looked at the deer the other night, but the cop told him it was pretty good sized for around here. What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would keep them away. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" '95 Wrangler YJ TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Deer don't give a damn about traffic. A single vehicle though, in the
middle of the night, on the back roads, will send them scurrying. This is similar, I think, to "not seeing the forest for the trees". Earle "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131704415.650924.287850@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... --snippy-- > What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back > roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would > keep them away. > > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Deer don't give a damn about traffic. A single vehicle though, in the
middle of the night, on the back roads, will send them scurrying. This is similar, I think, to "not seeing the forest for the trees". Earle "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131704415.650924.287850@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... --snippy-- > What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back > roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would > keep them away. > > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Deer don't give a damn about traffic. A single vehicle though, in the
middle of the night, on the back roads, will send them scurrying. This is similar, I think, to "not seeing the forest for the trees". Earle "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1131704415.650924.287850@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... --snippy-- > What scared me was that it happened on the freeway. On the back > roads you expect it, but you'd think the traffic on the freeway would > keep them away. > > > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC-P "Pearl" > '95 Wrangler YJ > TOMKAT,DOF#51,SENS, BS#133, MAMBM, SLOB#13, DH#2 > > |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Just looking at the damage, I wouldn't have expected the bags to deploy.
The hit was too high and even if it weren't, it takes a very large force to deploy the bags. The difference between hitting a deer (that probably went flying several yards after impact) and hitting another car or a solid object is *huge*. Remember too the manufacturers have to walk a fine line on setting when the bags deploy. If they set it too low and a bag goes off for a relatively minor hit, it could obscure the driver's view and cause a bigger accident - and a lawsuit. Reminds me of the time I inadvertently went cow bowling on a backroad. Not one, but five - count'em, five, 800+ lb cows decided to cross the road. Late at night, no street lights of any kind, no moonlight, black cows on a black road. I was doing about 55-60. The guy in front of me was just beyond the range of my headlight low beams. I saw one shiny hoof and had enough time to throw on the brakes and make a quick lane change only to find another cow! When it was all said and done, I took out three of them! Then, the cops and I had to round up the other two and commandeer a barn to put them in. Anyway, I was lucky. If I had been in a vehicle that sat just two or three inches lower, those cows would have been in my lap instead of being thrown down the road. |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Just looking at the damage, I wouldn't have expected the bags to deploy.
The hit was too high and even if it weren't, it takes a very large force to deploy the bags. The difference between hitting a deer (that probably went flying several yards after impact) and hitting another car or a solid object is *huge*. Remember too the manufacturers have to walk a fine line on setting when the bags deploy. If they set it too low and a bag goes off for a relatively minor hit, it could obscure the driver's view and cause a bigger accident - and a lawsuit. Reminds me of the time I inadvertently went cow bowling on a backroad. Not one, but five - count'em, five, 800+ lb cows decided to cross the road. Late at night, no street lights of any kind, no moonlight, black cows on a black road. I was doing about 55-60. The guy in front of me was just beyond the range of my headlight low beams. I saw one shiny hoof and had enough time to throw on the brakes and make a quick lane change only to find another cow! When it was all said and done, I took out three of them! Then, the cops and I had to round up the other two and commandeer a barn to put them in. Anyway, I was lucky. If I had been in a vehicle that sat just two or three inches lower, those cows would have been in my lap instead of being thrown down the road. |
Re: Of deer hits and airbags
Just looking at the damage, I wouldn't have expected the bags to deploy.
The hit was too high and even if it weren't, it takes a very large force to deploy the bags. The difference between hitting a deer (that probably went flying several yards after impact) and hitting another car or a solid object is *huge*. Remember too the manufacturers have to walk a fine line on setting when the bags deploy. If they set it too low and a bag goes off for a relatively minor hit, it could obscure the driver's view and cause a bigger accident - and a lawsuit. Reminds me of the time I inadvertently went cow bowling on a backroad. Not one, but five - count'em, five, 800+ lb cows decided to cross the road. Late at night, no street lights of any kind, no moonlight, black cows on a black road. I was doing about 55-60. The guy in front of me was just beyond the range of my headlight low beams. I saw one shiny hoof and had enough time to throw on the brakes and make a quick lane change only to find another cow! When it was all said and done, I took out three of them! Then, the cops and I had to round up the other two and commandeer a barn to put them in. Anyway, I was lucky. If I had been in a vehicle that sat just two or three inches lower, those cows would have been in my lap instead of being thrown down the road. |
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