We all know the dangers of driving after dark in the months of, roughly, October and November. With deer season starting and the deer in rut as well, there’s a lot more of them out and a lot more of them moving than there were.
And we’ve all heard about plenty of products that purport to keep deer away, one of these we’re talking about today, the electronic deer alert system.
This one operates by sending out a series of sonic and ultrasonic pulses, audible only to deer and other animals, which in turn warns them to stay away from the road. Being that it’s electronic, rather than wind activated, it gives an extra measure of reliability, or so it says.
The problem with devices like these is that it’s tough to prove their value. If I offered to sell you a rock that keeps tigers away, on the basis that you don’t see any tigers near that rock, would you buy it? That’s why I have my doubts about this one too, but if it worked, it’d be a great gadget.
Tags: car deer, car deer collision, deer, deer season, electronic deer alert, electronic pulses
Welcome to October Second, ladies and gentlemen, and we are oh-ficially in the worst possible time for car-deer