Injury accident

Maybe its time for some Nebraska Senators to get serious, quit playing games and talking about what might need done!!!! If they can get the wording right the first 3 or 4 times!!!!

Its quite appearant the G & P cant get the job done!!!!! How long have they been trying and just cant seem to get the deer population in line

Just a reader didn't address another problem, people driving these stupid vehicles that roll easy, get them off the road. Who let them deer in Nebraska anyway? They are not native so they should kill all of them or poison them just like the trees on the Republican that aren't native to this area.

It might be if the farmers would let the hunters on their land to shoot the does and not the bucks to get the deer numbers down. There are alot of low income families that can use the meat.I'm talking about the hunter that will get more then one permit.

geewhiz, you said a mouth full!!!!! Maybe vehicles need to be built better!!!! Slower speed limits in deer areas might help. I bet if all of the deer were removed from the republician valley we would have more water running down the river, then our experts would have too worry about floods and Kansas getting too much water.

They might have to start a study on this, sure would make some more jobs for some of the educated ones with the degrees that dont know where the water is going!!!!

rifleman, made a statement about farmers not letting people hunt. I wonder what has caused this???? I dont think its the farmers and ranchers as much as it it the people hunting.

Maybe letting the ranchers & farmers get some of the permit money might help----like Wyoming does. WHY DOES THE G & P's get it all, What do they do???? sure a lot of ways too solve the problen, BUT people make a mountain out of a mole hill!!!! Our POLITICIANS even do this!!!!!!!

It would be interesting to know if they were wearing their seat belts when this occurred.

Hey, "geewhiz," take a look back at your family history; you are not native to Nebraska either.

I do not know the particiulars of this accident so my cvomments are general.

I drive home from work in the dark every night and live outside McCook. I drive through a very heavy deer crossing area and am always amazed by the people that pass me like I am sitting still even when I am going the speed limit.

Maybe if more people actually learned to drive we wouldn't keep having these major accidents around here.

I grew up in a large city and learned to drive in rush hour bumper to bumper traffic and on mountain roads choked with Ice and snow. Yet I am continually amazed at just how many people I see on a daily basis that just are lousy drivers around McCook. People seem to think you are suposed to get within ten feet of the car in front of you and stay there, don't pass even when the opportunity arises just stay right there.

As to Farmers not leting people on their property with high powerd rifles. Strangers with high powered rifles around my livestock, family and home. Well need I say more.

Your wrong FarmerJoe, Geewhiz is native to Nebr., he was born here.

Uhm, salamat, most of our ancestory is European thus there are no "native" Nebraskans.

Chaco1....I agree with the way people drive. They need education on what the speed limit is and how to drive. I drive west hiway 6 & 34 five days a week. It IS amazing how people drive and that is the most deer infested road yet. There has been a deer killed there at least every 4th day and sometimes more. It is really interesting that a person slows down, flashes their lights to warn oncoming traffic that something is on the road. And to everyone's surprise, the one behind passes and just misses hitting the deer. They can't wait, have to hurry because they got up late and need to get to work. Hmmm?? Setting the alarm clock to an earlier time would help. Defrosting the windows all the way would help. Just being a responsible driver would really help.

That is the exact stretch of road I am talking about ed and I totally agree with you. I leave early enough I don't have to speed and drive between 60 and 65 and am tailgated and juat about run off the road at times. It amazes me that the local truck drivers haven't killed more people the way they drive especially in poor conditions. Then when the kids drive like the parents and almost die in accidents people wonder why.

It's safer to slow down and hit the deer (or other animal in the road) than trying to avoid it...especially on a dirt road. People just need to take responsibility for themselves, slow down and pay attention. Stop trying to blame this on the deer, the farmers, the County, the hunting regulations, etc. Own up to how you drive and maybe, just maybe you won't get into an accident. These can be avoided.

Ok I was just sitting by and reading this post and I can not sit by. #1 most of you have neglected to say that Thank God these two people were not seriously hurt. #2 this point was brought out several times in the last controversy, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. Accidents can not be prevented 100% of the time. Deer have been the cause of accidents so much in Nebraska. Rural Citizen does have a good point, it is better to hit the deer than to swerve and avoid it.

The one point I have to respond to that really bothers me is how Chaco1 is amazed how local truck drivers haven't killed more people. By your allegation you have put yet another black eye on truck drivers. I have seen way more 4-wheeled drivers be careless. Those truck drivers you are so easy to blame are not near as bad as you make them out to be. Try riding with one once and just see what you see in the course of their day. It will wake you up!!!!

Oh no the poor truck drivers who do not obey posted speed limits and drive as if they own the road. like I said I am amazed they don't kill more people just my opinion take it for what it is worth. I also said I am amazed at the poor drivers I see each and every day as well.

I agree with you on several items you brought up Chaco1. It sounds like your from Colorado and you should be used too stupid, tailgating ,inconsiderate drivers driving 80 mph in 65 zones, that dont know what a dimmer stwitch is for!!!!!!!! If its so bad in Nebraska maybe you better move back where you came from.

I drove a 18 wheeler for several years and I had to drive through Denver, drive the mountains and I-70. I have been there and I never was perfect, BUT Colorado drivers are some of the worst in the USA. Look at the insurance rates in that state.

Put the blame where it belongs. More trucks cross the USA, covering more miles than 4 wheelers with fewer accidents.

Yes, I agree we have some poor drivers in both classes. We all make mistakes and some are hard to do over.

Yep I was wondering when the xenophobic comment about go back where you came from would pop up. Fact is I like it here and plan to stay.

Just a reader please let me make it clear I am making a distinction between the OTR drivers and some of our local gravel and cattle drivers.

Last night I am driving home from work. A person flys up on my tail very fast to about 15 feet rides there and then passes me on a turn on a yellow line exactly where I hit a deer a few years ago and takes off at over 75 MPH. Hardly a new thing happens almost daily.

Insurance rates are not much different beteween Co and here either when I moved here mine stayed almost the same. Of course I have a very clean record.