Deer in rut, nearly double the chances you’ll hit one with your car.
Here are some helpful tips to avoid a deer collision:
- Deer crashes usually occur an hour after sunset but are also common around sunrise. Be extra vigilant during these times.
- You don’t want to blind oncoming motorists, but you should use your high beams, when possible, to increase your chances of seeing them in the ditches.
- The most important thing you can do during rut is slow down, keep your eyes peeled on both sides of the roadway and be prepared to stop.
- Know that when you see one deer, you’re likely to see another. They travel in herds, often in single file.
- Don’t veer to avoid deer. No good will come from that.
What is the difference between deer nuts and beer nuts?
Beer nuts are always over a dollar, deer nuts are under a buck!
Reminder: Make every possible attempt to avoid debris on the road. Even a dead animal can do serious damage to your truck. We all hate waiting on Fleetnet!
Fun Facts:
Pennsylvania, where motorists filed an estimated 166,404 auto insurance claims involving collisions with animals in 2020.
Michigan came in second, followed by Texas and California, where the number of claims spiked by 65 percent from July 2020 to June 2021. Rounding out the top five was North Dakota.
