http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Deer collision risk en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:44:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169737 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:06:52 +0000 gembo 169737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It could have done with fork handles </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169732 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:41:17 +0000 I were right about that saddle 169732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>It didn't really translate from the German, did it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169713 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:59:17 +0000 gembo 169713@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IWRATS a, that is a bit of a heavy punch line to the eight legs two deer too dear joke man </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169640 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:44:55 +0000 I were right about that saddle 169640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@greenroofer</p> <p>It depends whether or not the bloke was a registered venison dealer and the meat procured in accordance with the Deer(Scotland)Act 1996;</p> <p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/58/contents" rel="nofollow">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/58/contents</a></p> <p>and butchered in accordance with the meat hygiene regulations in an Approved Game Handling Establishment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169632 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:23:56 +0000 Greenroofer 169632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My mate paid £90 for 8 legs of venison to some bloke he met in a pub. Do you think that was too dear? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169631 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:03:01 +0000 kaputnik 169631@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still no eye deer </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169626 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:43:36 +0000 DaveC 169626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>[bad joke alert]</p> <p>How can you tell the age of a deer?</p> <p>If it has a zimmer frame, it is an <em>old deer</em>.</p> <p>Boom Boom!</p> <p>[/bad joke alert] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169616 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:17:32 +0000 kaputnik 169616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a close run-in with a squirrel once near Stenhouse, i caught it on camera (just) brushing its tail off the front wheel as it darted hesitantly across my path. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169612 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:51:41 +0000 Baldcyclist 169612@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I almost hit a deer on the track between Dalgety bay and Aberdour last week, ran straight in front of me. Luckily for it I've replaced my cree for a dynamo light, and can't go any faster than 10mph on the unlit track as I can't see anything with it.</p> <p>Had it been last year I would have been doing 18 - 20mph on that downhill bit, and there would have been a collision, mind you, maybe I would have seen it before it was 4ft directly in front of me and been able to slow down. Who knows. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169601 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:54:03 +0000 acsimpson 169601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kenny,<br /> There are a few deer who live in the woods by Barnton Park. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169561 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:26:03 +0000 Bhachgen 169561@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I ride through a park to get to my office and have had several near-misses with suicidal squirrels over the last few weeks. Managed to avoid them all so far. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169478 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:35:11 +0000 gembo 169478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't the ultra fey Belle and Sebastian have a song</p> <p>Dear cAtastrophe waitress? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169477 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 07:32:19 +0000 LivM 169477@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SNH can't spell brake either... :)</p> <p>The spokesperson (lower down) does advise drivers to slow down. <em><br /> ""We advise motorists to slow down and watch for deer crossing roads. Be particularly alert if you're driving near woods where deer can suddenly appear before you have time to brake."</em></p> <p>On the subject of slowing down... perhaps usual rules should just apply of "always drive at a speed that allows you to react to reasonable hazards within your range of visibility". If you drove everywhere at a deer-protecting speed you would go at 10mph, but equally 60mph on rural roads (daylight or dark) is not appropriate in most cases.</p> <p>Sometimes the wildlife just seems suicidal. We drive a lot up north and sheep seem particularly keen to die (not hit one yet though, although my father did in our bright yellow Ford Sierra estate about 25 years ago. Broke the windscreen washer bottle too). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169471 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:58:39 +0000 Kenny 169471@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a deer almost run into me outside the Royal High School. Couldn't quite believe that it was a deer until I confirmed it on my cam when I got home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169467 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:37:41 +0000 gembo 169467@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have had deer running along side me cycling with hedge separating. Amazing but if they veered into me not great.</p> <p>I await Tram collides with deer story in EEN, is going to happen. </p> <p>Lot of deer around gogarburn etc </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13770#post-169463 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:12:41 +0000 neddie 169463@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Drivers warned of deer crash risk as clocks go back:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29754622" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29754622</a></p> <p>Top tips from Scottish National Heritage:</p> <p><em>SNH tips for drivers<br /> Try not to suddenly swerve to avoid hitting a deer. A collision into oncoming traffic could be even worse.<br /> Only break sharply and stop if there is no danger of being hit by following or oncoming traffic. Try to come to a stop as far away from the animals as possible to allow them to leave the roadside without panic, and use your hazard warning lights.<br /> Be aware that more deer may cross after the one or two you first see, as deer often travel in groups.<br /> After dark, use full-beams when there is no oncoming traffic, as this will illuminate the eyes of deer on or near a roadway and give you more time to react. But dim your headlights when you see a deer so you don't startle it.<br /> Report any deer-vehicle collisions to the police, who will contact the local person who can best help with an injured deer at the roadside. Do not approach an injured deer yourself - it may be dangerous.</em></p> <p>Nothing about actually bothering to <strong>slow down</strong> so you might avoid or lessen the impact of a collision!!! </p>