Dave Cundiff
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- First Name
- Dave
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- Feb 28, 2024
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- Pacific County, Washington
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- '23 R1S (DM,Max); '23 R1T (QM,Lg); '23 Chevy Bolt
Collision avoidance in the Rivian seems to be much better than any vehicle I've ever owned.
Occupant protection in the Rivian also seems to be much better than any vehicle I've ever owned.
Collision repair in Rivians seems to be much more expensive than in other vehicles this size (and definitely more expensive than an old F-150!).
I'll take Rivian's higher collision repair costs and maybe insurance, @RIvian_Badger, in order to benefit from Rivian's superior collision avoidance and occupant protection. You should do what's best for you.
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I don't know much about deer psychology, @RIvian_Badger, but here's my hypothesis from living and driving among deer and elk:
Their behavior suggests to me that deer can only be afraid of one thing at a time.
My bet is that something in the forest scared that deer and triggered its "flight response."
While running away from scary thing #1 (whatever it was), the deer seemed unable to register the problem posed by scary thing #2 (the highway and you).
You can drive more slowly than 50 mph, at least when trees are too close to the travel lane, but there's a limit to the "driving slowly" strategy. On most highways, 50 mph seems pretty slow already.
The state could help by clearing the forest away from the highway's edge, increasing the chance that you would see the deer and that the deer would see you.
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Glad you're safe! I hope this helps!
Occupant protection in the Rivian also seems to be much better than any vehicle I've ever owned.
Collision repair in Rivians seems to be much more expensive than in other vehicles this size (and definitely more expensive than an old F-150!).
I'll take Rivian's higher collision repair costs and maybe insurance, @RIvian_Badger, in order to benefit from Rivian's superior collision avoidance and occupant protection. You should do what's best for you.
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I don't know much about deer psychology, @RIvian_Badger, but here's my hypothesis from living and driving among deer and elk:
Their behavior suggests to me that deer can only be afraid of one thing at a time.
My bet is that something in the forest scared that deer and triggered its "flight response."
While running away from scary thing #1 (whatever it was), the deer seemed unable to register the problem posed by scary thing #2 (the highway and you).
You can drive more slowly than 50 mph, at least when trees are too close to the travel lane, but there's a limit to the "driving slowly" strategy. On most highways, 50 mph seems pretty slow already.
The state could help by clearing the forest away from the highway's edge, increasing the chance that you would see the deer and that the deer would see you.
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Glad you're safe! I hope this helps!
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