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Old 11-24-2015, 08:03 PM   #5
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Re: I with I had been driving my truck last night.

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring View Post
I hit a black bear on I 64 last night about 9:30 PM. I drive slow, at 55 mph, as it gets me much better gas mileage and reaction time. I saw it with enough time to slow to maybe 30 mph before impact. My car still runs, I drove it home, but I'll need a new hood and bumper cover. It's 13 years old so I am fearful of insurance totaling it out. (Honda Accord).

Had I been driving my 1972 Chevy truck, with stock bumper, Luverne grill guard, and 1/2 ton height, would it have shrugged that 200 pound bear off, assuming I had slowed to the 30 mph I did in my Honda?

What do you guys think?

*A lady in an SUV hit it after I did, totaling her Chevy Traverse and killing the bear.
I think you would have had damage to your truck too, recall the post about a month ago titled "I got a deer...with my truck" He lost a fender, grill bumper and what else?

I'd rather loose a Honda than damage my classic truck.
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