A Deer Dear.......what did you do? (A driving safety course)

After a long rainy day Becky decides to go into work for a few hours. The kids go to bed I'm thinkin...great I can watch some T.V. ....She gives me a kiss and says I will be home in a few hours. O ya the house to myself.....

Nope not even 5 minutes later my cell phone is ringing..... "Call from Becky..Call from Becky" my cell phone says....So I pic up the phone...

I say " What you miss me Already" (I know she didn't) but I had to ask....

She said "I just hit a deer"

I said "What did you do"?

She said "I just hit a deer dear"

I said "O"

Then see said "what do I do"

(Shes asking me like I'm the professional deer hitter....)

I said " Are you ok"

She said "my car is totaled"

I said "OK that's nice are you ok?"

She then said " did you hear me my car is (------edited for your reading enjoyment------) totaled"

I said "ok hold on call the police I will be right there"

she was a mile down the road and she whacked a deer....or should I say the deer whacked her...

 So what do you do? The thing to do is dial 9-1-1. If the deer is moving, pull your car  in front of oncoming traffic and turn on your hazards. This will stop others from hitting the deer. When the police arrive, fill out an accident report for insurance purposes. The police will be able to call the proper local authorities about the deer.........From the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

 Although deer-vehicle collisions can cause extensive vehicle damage, most serious injuries and fatalities are caused by drivers taking evasive actions," said Kathy Swanson, director of Driver and Vehicle Services with the Department of Public Safety. "Drivers need to avoid swerving into oncoming traffic or leaving the road which can cause them to hit a tree or other object. It's safer to hit a deer than to risk hitting another vehicle or a fixed object such as a tree," she said. "Apply your brakes firmly, hold onto the steering wheel and bring your vehicle to a controlled stop......By Josh Peterson

 Ok so now you and I are experts on what to do when your loved ones call saying " I hit a Deer Dear "

 O ya Becky was fine ....The car its not so bad....

When its dark and you just whacked a deer it always seems worse then you think.....Stay calm call 911 then call your loved ones and don't tell them the car is totaled....It just scares us way to much...

drive safe everyone .....peace zane