ryo
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Don't count on riding in non-rural areas to avoid deer. I almost hit one one night on one of the Washington DC Beltway exits (Little River Turnpike (Rt. 236) which is right in the middle of a highly populated area - Fairfax County). and I did hit one, one afternoon in suburban Pittsburgh (where during season there is deer road kill everywhere). I swear they are suicidal, and my policy even before I hit the one deer is to slow down, move as far away as possible, and be prepared for a panic stop). BTW, I hit the deer (center punched it) at about 30-35 mph (50-60 kph) - it totaled the deer, totaled the bike, and almost totaled my shoulder. A herd came out from behind a stack of Jersey barriers, I slammed on the brakes, moved as close to the jersey barriers as I could, had them all missed and the last one in line for whatever reason turned around and leaped right in fromt of me. Count on them to do the dumbest thing possible and try to detect them as early os possible.
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