Yaris - Ground Clearance - Deer Problem! - Toyota Yaris Forums

cesar · 07-29-2017, 12:00 AM

Hello Everyone:

This is an unusual question but here it goes!

I am interested in buying a Yaris but am concerned what might happen if I hit a deer (just hit a deer last week with my VW!). Lots of deer in my area! I don't think I have enough ground clearance to drive over if I hit one therefore could I lose control of the car?
Last week I hit a deer but fortunately I was able to drive over it (no way I could stop in time or obviously I would have). For those of you who live in the northwest you know this is a problem. How do you handle it.

Sorry about this difficult question but its an issue. Thanks for any insights.

bronsin · 07-29-2017, 09:06 AM

I saw a dear go right through a car's windshield a few years ago breaking the noses knocking out the teeth and gouging out the eyes of the two people in the front seats. So I wouldn't be too worried about driving over one. It's a problem for sure and the only way to protect against a collision is a bigger car even a truck with fwd. Even then stuff can happen. Look at my avatar. That's a moose I saw dead on the highway in British Columbia in 2011 on my trip from New Jersey to Alaska and back! No I didn't hit it in my Yaris but a couple driving past my stop the car thought I did! They looked in my car expecting to see bodies and when they saw me standing on the side of the road near the moose they gave me dirty looks!

cesar · 07-29-2017, 01:21 PM

Thanks Bronsin. Actually I live in British Columbia (no moose in my area thank God!). That's a very long trip with your Yaris! You have a point about buying a truck I suppose.

Hoping to hear from people who hit a deer while driving their Yaris and what happened?

bronsin · 07-29-2017, 02:14 PM

The moose was on 97 between Kamloops and Prince George.

dogsridewith · 07-29-2017, 02:37 PM

If they aren't already roadkill laying in your path and visually missed--If standing or running--then they usually go over the hood? Close spaced and highly sloped A-pillars should give Yaris relatively good protection against coming through windshield. I'll dig up deer story on another forum re: the totaled 1989 Tercel I fixed and kept driving.

cesar · 07-29-2017, 05:48 PM

The dear that I hit went underneath my car, a vw golf wagon. I had just enough clearance I suppose. You could certainly find one dead on the road - roadkill.

07-29-2017, 12:00 AM	#1
cesar Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: victoria bc Posts: 3	Yaris - Ground Clearance - Deer Problem! Hello Everyone: This is an unusual question but here it goes! I am interested in buying a Yaris but am concerned what might happen if I hit a deer (just hit a deer last week with my VW!). Lots of deer in my area! I don't think I have enough ground clearance to drive over if I hit one therefore could I lose control of the car? Last week I hit a deer but fortunately I was able to drive over it (no way I could stop in time or obviously I would have). For those of you who live in the northwest you know this is a problem. How do you handle it. Sorry about this difficult question but its an issue. Thanks for any insights.

07-29-2017, 09:06 AM	#2
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	I saw a dear go right through a car's windshield a few years ago breaking the noses knocking out the teeth and gouging out the eyes of the two people in the front seats. So I wouldn't be too worried about driving over one. It's a problem for sure and the only way to protect against a collision is a bigger car even a truck with fwd. Even then stuff can happen. Look at my avatar. That's a moose I saw dead on the highway in British Columbia in 2011 on my trip from New Jersey to Alaska and back! No I didn't hit it in my Yaris but a couple driving past my stop the car thought I did! They looked in my car expecting to see bodies and when they saw me standing on the side of the road near the moose they gave me dirty looks! __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

07-29-2017, 02:14 PM	#4
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	The moose was on 97 between Kamloops and Prince George. __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

07-29-2017, 02:37 PM	#5
dogsridewith Drives: 2007 2-door hatchback Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: USAnotCA Posts: 750	Deer If they aren't already roadkill laying in your path and visually missed--If standing or running--then they usually go over the hood? Close spaced and highly sloped A-pillars should give Yaris relatively good protection against coming through windshield. I'll dig up deer story on another forum re: the totaled 1989 Tercel I fixed and kept driving.

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07-29-2017, 01:21 PM	#3
cesar Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: victoria bc Posts: 3	Thanks Bronsin. Actually I live in British Columbia (no moose in my area thank God!). That's a very long trip with your Yaris! You have a point about buying a truck I suppose. Hoping to hear from people who hit a deer while driving their Yaris and what happened?

07-29-2017, 05:48 PM	#6
cesar Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: victoria bc Posts: 3	The dear that I hit went underneath my car, a vw golf wagon. I had just enough clearance I suppose. You could certainly find one dead on the road - roadkill.