Not to be a dick, or belittle your experience, but at about the 7 second mark of your video there is a quick shadow that blocks out the reflections ahead of you. Could have been an indicator that something was in the roadway.Hit my first elk last night. Considering how massive that fella was, I'm surprised at the damage. Jeep did a good and I was able to keep on trucking to home without losing any time.
I actually did see the first 2 running across and that's when I started braking but I have about 230 lbs in the back and in hindsight I suppose I could have pulled the emergency brake but hey, ya live and ya learn. It was about 5 or 6 in a row crossing and I think I hit the 4th because there was at least another behind the one I hit, but he waited :D
Yikes !!! Usually you can expect 2, or maybe 3, but 6 !!! That's rare as they don't typically herd up this early. Another month is a different story.
One of my biggest fears. Glad you're OK.Hit my first elk last night. Considering how massive that fella was, I'm surprised at the damage. Jeep did a good and I was able to keep on trucking to home without losing any time.
One of the scariest moments I have had while on a motorcycle was riding from Redrocks up to Evergreen coming around a corner and seeing an elk standing in the middle of my lane not moving.
That comment reminded me of this past Sunday.
I was able to ride away from an actual impact. As you can guess, it's as startling as we might envision.
Lol yea not much you can do against something that large.They actually are LEDs but elk run tings out in these parts
We were out at the Dragon on the motorcycles years ago for a 5 day trip. Monday morning we get up and head out one more run up and back. On the way back down a bike passed me with the universal slow down sign so I backed it down a good bit. 5 corners later nothing was there so I picked up the pace again only to come around a left hander and a semi facing me in my lane <1000 feet ahead. About shit myself but luckily I was still aware of the possible dangers ahead and got stopped.That comment reminded me of this past Sunday.
The Missus and I were returning from an Open House event, at dusk, when an oncoming driver flashed their headlights at me. We were on a rural, curving two-lane road with no shoulder. Really not a place to speed, or hide (LEO). As we were approaching a small forested area that is a known deer crossing, I figured that's why I was flashed, so I lifted my right foot.
Almost on cue, as we were now parallel to the trees, we saw a large doe poke her head out of the underbrush, and then pull it back in quickly.
Stay frosty.
I was able to ride away from an actual impact. As you can guess, it's as startling as we might envision.
That's a shame for sure.Hit my first elk last night. Considering how massive that fella was, I'm surprised at the damage. Jeep did a good and I was able to keep on trucking to home without losing any time.
The Elks injuries are being cover by medicaid, he was unemployed...
Seriously, I'm glad that you're OK. Jeeps can be fixed. People take a bit more fixing.
