Date:         Fri, 12 Oct 2001 18:10:31 -0600
Reply-To:     John Klun <jklun@GJ.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Klun <jklun@GJ.NET>
Subject:      Re: Deer Strike & Stories
Comments: To: "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
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If in Maine-  they're probably for moose...  ;-)

"John P. Flaherty" wrote:

> I know you see them on the bumpers of lots of Maine State Police cruisers. I
> don't know how effective they find them.
>
> John Flaherty
> Portland, Maine
> '84 GL with no oil pressure
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Arbaugh" <sneakers@OZ.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Deer Strike & Stories
>
> > Steve: I read somewhere that the California Highway Patrol did a study on
> > these gizmo's. After two years of use, their deer strikes were down some
> > major percentage. It's been too many years since I read the article and
> > can't remember the exact figure, but it was  substantial (I wanna say
> > greater than 50%). So I figured, they were small enough to be unnoticed,
> > can't hurt the fuel mileage that much, and if it help keep the deer away
> > from my front, all the better. I'll try to find the source of my vague
> > memory in the next few days...
> >
> > Steve
> > '85 westy
> > kent, wa
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
> > Steve Hoge
> > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 3:08 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Deer Strike & Stories
> >
> > Anybody tried those whistler-type anti-deer devices that go on your front
> > bumper?  Once you get beyond a certain speed there's supposedly a
> > high-pitched whistling sound that scares deer away.
> >
> > Truth or (sub-)Urban myth?
> >
> > -Steve
> >