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Video: Motorcyclist Hits Deer At Highway Speed And Keeps UprightShocking dashcam footage shows the moment a motorcyclist hits a deer on a highway and stays upright after impact. In an amazing display of riding skill, the guy doesn’t dump his bike and go skidding along the blacktop. It’s pretty amazing to watch.
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You can see in the footage, which was taken by the guy’s friend who was riding behind him, the deer darts across the road from the other side, a car missing it, then smacks right into the guy’s Harley-Davidson Street Glide.
The incident in question happened in Hulett, Wyoming back on June 6. Fortunately, the deer was just a young doe, not a full-grown buck, otherwise Kyle Hamilton might not have stayed upright or even lived to tell the tale.
A deer strike in a car can total your vehicle and in some cases seriously injure or even kill the driver or front passenger. But on a motorcycle, you’re even more exposed to harm from the animal.
Hamilton told Cowboy State Daily he’s dealt with death wobbles on the highway before, caused by semis pushing the air as they pass his motorcycle, so that helped prepare him for the harrowing experience.
It also probably helped he was on a big cruiser and not a sport bike. However, the Street Glide was badly damaged in the collision. You can see parts of the motorcycle go flying off after the deer ran into it. Apparently, Hamilton thinks it might be a total loss.
The guy who recorded this incident on his motorcycle’s dashcam didn’t fare so well. The sliding deer carcass clipped his wheels, sending him sliding at highway speeds, totaling the bike. At least the friend wasn’t hurt, thanks to dressing for the slide instead of just the ride.
But this video is a great reminder as people are out and about during the summer that deer can dart across roads so quickly, you don’t have time to stop and avoid them.
Image via Cowboy State Daily/YouTube
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