• novelties

    Journalist Combines X6 And Deer With Disastrous Results

    While Wes was flogging his 2009 BMW X6 around South Carolina, a journalist for the Toronto Star managed to make witnessed an impromptu test of the Bimmer's safety features after colliding nearly head-on with a deer. Maybe he was driving on the wrong side of the road (crazy Canadians). Of course, if you've ever driven in that region of the country you'll know that this is the sort of thing that happens from time-to-time and, honestly, who are we to judge a little automotive reviewing mishaps? (Update: we'll find a way to blame this on the Canadians yet!).[Photo/Source: Wheels.ca via AutoNorth]

    1:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    2,570 views, 48 comments

    Latest by Bazza, now with a wonderfully longer name!: that side does look significantly better, mabey BMW will hire the journalist asd their new chief of design! more »

  • racing news

    Woodland Creature Costs Pastrana Victory At Sno*Drift Rally This Weekend


    You're all well aware that we think racer Travis Pastrana is a bad ass. Sadly, superior driving skills don't exempt you from bad luck. This Pastrana learned during the last stage of the Sno*Drift Rally. All that stood between the Team USA WRX STI and victory was about 11 miles of icy Michigan roads and one adult deer. Christian Edstrom may be a talented co-driver, but there's no navigating around that at high speed, in the dark. Better luck next time guys. [Break.com and Sno*Drift]

    10:30 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    3,587 views, 51 comments

    Latest by bjorn240: The mansqueak was me. You try looking up out of the notes at 80mph just to see a side of more »

  • offbeat news

    Deer Jumps Over Speeding Police Car


    Though the car usually wins in a battle of car-versus-deer, it's almost always a phyrric victory as the damage to the vehicle can be immense. That's why a Jackson County, Missouri sheriff's deputy is grateful this large, white-tailed deer was able to completely clear the hood of his speeding patrol car. Whether the deer was put up to this as a dare or this was just random is not known at this time. [WKMG]

    3:15 PM on Tue Nov 20 2007
    By Matt Hardigree
    6,514 views, 34 comments

    Latest by superbmtsub: Too bad he didn't pull off a stiff arm and stop the deer dead in it's tracks for a touch more »

  • news: weird

    Car Hits Deer, Deer Hits Man, Man Breaks Ankle

    Man, would Sir Isaac Newton be all over this once-in-a-blue moon accident story. Robert Brooks of Modesto, California was driving along Blackhawk Road in the East Bay when a deer leapt out in front of him. Unsure if he clipped the animal, he got out of his car to check for damage. Meanwhile, another driver came tearing along and ran smack into another (or possibly the same) deer and punted the poor creature off the grille and straight into Brooks, who suffered a broken ankle. The deer was pronounced dead at the scene, and perhaps leery of also suffering Brooks' fate, the other driver sped on without stopping. [Thanks to the effervescent Nixie for the tip.] More »

    4:15 PM on Fri Nov 11 2005
    By Davey G. Johnson
    341 views, Comment

  • news

    West Virginians Spend 33 Mil on Dancing With Deer

    Last year, West Virginia residents spent a combined 33 million dollars on deer-related vehicular repairs. And according to the state's Department of Transportation, November is the heaviest month for deer-related accidents, of which there were 19,000 last year, ranging from mild dings to full-bore road death. While it's a no-brainer that deer are fairly large animals, it's good to remember that the kinetic energy comes to bear pretty destructively when buck and car collide, something we witnessed the aftermath of the other day in West Texas. While the poor animal was literally cleaved in twain, we're betting the car didn't look so good either. We're still trying to scrub the image from our brain. More »

    11:08 PM on Tue Nov 1 2005
    By Davey G. Johnson
    118 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Robert Farago: Apparently, in most deer-related fatalities, drivers swerve to avoid the creatures-- and plow into another car or a tree, or more »

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