Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:09:49 +0000, Pancho wrote:

Don't you get deer everywhere? You get them in the outskirts of London,
certainly just outside the M25 (the London ring road). They seem wild to
me. I've never seen them look before crossing the road, and I have
actually collided with one when driving. I was lucky and managed to
brake, but I know a lot of people who have seriously damaged their cars

My previous car had custom bodywork done by Bambi Inc. It was a brief
encounter but I had a deer sprawled on the hood at about 60 mph. The deer
left the scene apparently uninjured. The hood (bonnet) still functioned
and I could tie some plastic bits together with nylon ties.

The ones that live in the city are used to vehicles, bicycles, and people
so they may look up as a car goes by before resuming grazing but they
don't do anything stupid. Rural deer are more likely to panic and run
across the road.