John Gaquin wrote:
"Peter Duniho" wrote in message

People get run over by cars all the time.

LOL now there are two who have no idea why deer run in front of cars, yet
are willing to insist that my posit is dead wrong.

I love reading people in an argument!

I have no idea whether deer can understand something moving at aircraft
speeds. I don't know whether they can comprehend that or not.

But....some critters have a natural response that we might misread. I
have observed that antelope will run a straight line (at speeds up to
60 mph, by my car's speedometer) while running "from" a car. Funny
thing is, they might run parallel to the path of the car/road. I have
observed--and been told--that they won't jump a fence, but will run a
heck of a long way. They CAN jump, but usually don't. Why not?
Because for, oh, a half a million years or so, their main defense has
been speed. Just run. Fast and straight. Not much can keep up with
them.

A deer's main defense is freezing. I don't know why they jump in front
of the vehicle, but they do.

Don't read human behavior into animals. They aren't human. They
reason quite well for their world, but it can be difficult for them to
adapt as fast as we do.

cheers.