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1/22/2010
Michael Cowen
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Texas ranks 9th in nation for traffic accidents involving deer.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car accidents with deer are responsible for approximately 1.5 million car accidents.  These accidents cause $1 billion in property damage, 10,000 personal injuries and 150 human fatalities.
 
An insurance claims study ranked Texas as 9th in the nation for deer –car accidents. Deer are abundant in the country, but are becoming common even on city streets.
 
Cowen cares! The car accident attorneys at the Cowen Law Group present these safety tips to help you avoid deer accidents.
 
• Pay attention when driving and slow down.
• When driving in areas where deer are common, use high beam lights so you can see deer on the roadside and react before they are in your path.
• If you see a deer, slow down and prepare to stop.  Flicker your lights. Deer will often run wildly if you honk, but they will run away from flickering lights.
• Do not depend on car-mounted deer whistles. These do not work.
• If a collision with a deer is unavoidable, try not to swerve.  Brake and hold the wheel straight.  
  
Swerving may result in a more disastrous accident with another car or may cause the car to spin out of control causing serious injury.
 
The number of deer accidents is highest in October through January during the deer migrating and mating season, but deer accidents happen year round.
 


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