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Head Cam Catches Harrowing Motorcycle-Deer Collision During Race — And Both Walked Away From It

Aug. 10, 2012 7:39am Liz Klimas

Late last month during a two-day motorcycle race through West Virginia, Braden Childers was cruising down the road, flanked by forest on either side. If you grew up in a wooded area, you probably know what’s coming: a deer.

The doe bolted across the road just in time to make collision with Childers’ bike inevitable — and his head cam caught the whole thing.

Braden Childers GoPro Head Cam Shows His Motorcycle Collision With a Deer During West Virginia Race

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

Check it out:

As a bonus, here’s the slow-mo version:

Childers writes in his description of the video he uploaded to YouTube that the collision occurred in the final stage of the race after he had already gone 300 miles. As you can see in the video, Childers assesses himself and his bike before taking off again — he was still in a race afterall.

This photo was taken ahead of the collision. (Photo: Cory Wagoner via Facebook)

Childers said the deer was able to walk off the road “under its own power.”

As for how Childers finished in the race, he writes on his Facebook page that he was still able to take second overall and first in the 450th class. He also notes this incident shows why he doesn’t race without his “GoPro” camera.

(H/T: New York Daily News)

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Comments (44)

JTX
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:15pm
Oh what a HOOT that was! BAahaha!

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BostonHarold
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:31am
When one deer runs across the road in front of you there is usually more behind it. They follow the leader. Keep your eyes peeled on those country back roads folks!

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Billca
Posted on September 13, 2012 at 5:08pm
The only thing that helped save this guy was that he doesn’t know how to ride properly. He wasn’t downshifting into the corners or braking appropriately. I also think he’s foolish to have not checked his bike out after the crash. The impact could have damaged his front brake cylinder and brake line. Hits like that can tweak the front wheels/handlbars out of alignment too.

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termyt
Posted on September 13, 2012 at 2:25pm
The first clue was the first deer standing there watching. They are never alone, it seems. I think the first deer was egging on the second deer in some deer gang initiation.

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