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I was doing 80 MPH on the Interstate in Northern Wisconsin when a deer decided to have a go at me and my MINI. I was in the "fast" lane and it came across the "slow" lane, running fast enough that after the collision, it continued to roll all the way off the road.
It was raining at the time... and I was fetching an Advil out of my pocket, so I had only one hand on the wheel (no cars nearby). I thought it was a car in my blind spot at first, but then I heard the clatter of antler pieces rolling on the road. The MINI wavered a bit, but even one-handed I stayed in my lane without much diffficulty.
I had to cut out a bit of the wheel well plastic to keep it from rubbing on the tire, but I made it the remaining 120 miles home without difficulty.
Thanks to the MINI's safety (and some luck) I'm not hurt... the MINI will be fine after a visit to the body shop. But there is one less buck in Wisconsin.
It was raining at the time... and I was fetching an Advil out of my pocket, so I had only one hand on the wheel (no cars nearby). I thought it was a car in my blind spot at first, but then I heard the clatter of antler pieces rolling on the road. The MINI wavered a bit, but even one-handed I stayed in my lane without much diffficulty.
I had to cut out a bit of the wheel well plastic to keep it from rubbing on the tire, but I made it the remaining 120 miles home without difficulty.
Thanks to the MINI's safety (and some luck) I'm not hurt... the MINI will be fine after a visit to the body shop. But there is one less buck in Wisconsin.
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