It still sorta turns my stomach to say it, but my 06 RRS and I were involved in the assisted suicide of an elk in northern Arizona last weekend. :crybaby2:
One millisecond she was in the center of I-17, the next millisecond she was right in front of my vehicle. I'm pretty sure I didn't even have time to hit the brakes before I hit her. Antifreeze trail was less than the length of the car, zero skid marks (on the freeway :shock: ), and I stopped right in the center of the lane. Elk was approximately 200ft down the road, also almost perfectly in the center of the lane.
DPS officer was telling me what a good job I did keeping the vehicle under control, how amazed he was so little damage was done. Got the same story from the flatbed driver too. Anyway, today I met with the guy at the repair center and he too says he's amazed how well constructed the vehicles are. That's not to say there isn't damage and the damage is quite costly.
But, my point is, I was doing 70mph and hit a 200lb elk dead center (you can see the butt dent on one side of the hood and the head on the other). Seat belt on, airbag deployed, and I got out of that vehicle without a single scratch or bruise. Even went to the gym the next day. Last accident I had, 16yrs ago, in a Toyota Corolla, left horrible seatbelt bruises, airbag cuts, a black eye, and my body sore for a week.
I'll be VERY happy to have my baby back all better in a couple weeks, but if I have to do it over again, I'd prefer to crash in the RRS. :clap:
I'll post pics when she's all better. Don't have the heart to shw any in her current condition.