Originally Posted by Martian

I hate to be the detractor here, I mean that really sucks. But how fast do you drive on the back roads at night? That's nearly a deer every year, assuming your profile is accurate and you got your license as soon as you were able. I'm not saying this is your fault necessarily, but it seems like extremely bad luck.

For the record, I know all about deer on the roads. I grew up in a backwater Ontario town, with lots of deer on the wooded backroads. I've never hit one, but had a few close calls.

In an amusing semi-related story, my friend once got hit by a deer. The deer jumped out of the bush as he was passing and put a nice dent in his fender (I saw the deer slobber on his fender and door panel myself). He said he saw it staggering away in his rearview, so this one had a happy ending (minus the dented fender, of course).