Wal-Mart suckered me into buying some deer whistles for my car. They are supposed to emit a sound that will warn deer that I'm coming. Do these things really work?
2007-03-05 02:32:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I live in Michigan where the deer nearly out-number people and I've used deer whistles for years. The idea behind the whistle is that at about 35 mph the air flows through it and causes a high frequency sound, inaudible to humans. When a deer hears it, it will freeze in it's tracks for a moment and look in the direction that the sound is coming from. At night, if the deer is near the road, the car's headlights will reflect from the deer's eyes. This will give the motorist some added time to react before the deer steps into the road. Deer whistles don't scare the animal, they just get it's attention. The whistles also seem to work on other animals, too.
2007-03-05 02:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they work. The noise annoys the deer and causes them to freeze and NOT to run out in front of your vehicle. If you are going to fast though, the wind goes through them to fast for them to make the noise. Also if the deer is already in the road, it will freeze right there.
2007-03-05 02:40:12 · answer #2 · answered by no1bucsfan26 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes they do: i have been saved many times by them. if you don't have them how would you know? you may still hit a deer but more times than not they will avoid the sound. you use seat belts don't you and they don't always save a persons life but more times than not they work.
2014-11-06 06:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Basically, you would need a rocket launcher attached to your car to make sure deer aren't in your way.
2007-03-05 02:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do work, they saved my car and my bike several times.
The biggest issue is location to mount them, the more of an opening behind them (such as on the mirror or roof) the better the sound will transmit and alert the animals.
2007-03-05 02:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by tom_walker86 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We own a trucking company and we have them on most of our semis. We have had pretty good luck with them over the years.
2007-03-05 06:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by Horsetrainer89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
damm, that why you women keep running over me,lol no they dont, not for deer, it just a way to get you to speed money,,,,
2007-03-05 02:55:16 · answer #7 · answered by ghostwalker077 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no my neighbor had one ripped off her car when she hit a deer...if they hear it they are just as likely to jump into you
2007-03-05 02:36:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-03-05 02:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋