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Unexpected Deer Collision & Safety Response

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Ford Truck Saved my Life! A Deer hit me head on at 70 MPH-How I walked away.

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What happens here

While driving at 70 mph, a deer (described as a 170-pound young buck) unexpectedly ran out of the woods and directly aimed for the front of the Ford F250 truck. Despite the narrator's attempts to avert a collision by flashing lights, honking the horn, swerving, and slamming on the brakes, the deer collided with the truck. Immediately, the truck's airbags deployed, and it entered an 'emergency mode' – the flashers automatically activated, and the horn started beeping repeatedly. This emergency system also seemed to actively brake the truck, allowing the narrator to safely pull over to the side of the road before turning the truck off. The front end of the truck suffered severe damage, including a destroyed radiator and leaking transmission fluid.

Goal: Experience and react to a sudden, unavoidable collision with wildlife, and utilize vehicle safety features for a safe stop.

Tools and materials

  • Airbags Ford — Deploying upon impact to protect the driver from severe injury
  • Deer N/A — The wildlife struck by the truck
  • Ford F250 Truck Ford — The vehicle involved in the collision and its immediate aftermath
  • Radiator Ford — Part of the truck's cooling system, severely damaged in the collision
  • Transmission Fluid Ford — Vehicle lubricant, indicating damage to the transmission cooling lines or cooler

What they say

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alright you guys last night was not fun I was driving down the road and I saw a deer in the woods and it was running it was like a magnet to the front of my truck I'm flashing my lights honking my horn I'm swerving slamming on the brakes and this thing ran right into my truck if I was sitting still and not moving at all this deer would have still probably smacked directly into me I don't there

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