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Old 11-03-2013, 05:30 PM   #100 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
That's why I like to follow. Any animal that might run out will be taken out by the lead vehicle.
That is no guarantee of safety. My niece was following a car that hit a deer. The deer bounced off the hood and windshield of that car, sailed over the roof, and crashed straight through the windshield of her car. It landed in the back seat, where it proceeded to kick and bleed and, eventually, die.

She was extremely fortunate not to be seriously hurt. The car was totaled.
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