OK, now we need to know the ratio between with & without on the road. If
half the cars have the whistles then you could argue that they make no
difference. But if only 25% have the whistles & the body shop sees 50/50
then you could actually argue that they attract deer, or possibly the
drivers with whistles drive more aggressive through deer country!

It's kind of like the old Volvo advertisements. For years Volvo claimed to
have the safest car on the road, and they could prove their claim with
numbers. Volvo consistently reported less crashes per mile and less deaths
per crash than any other major manufacturer and the data was indisputable.
Then measurable crash test results came along & Volvo performed far worse
than other European models like BMW and Mercedes. When they re-analyzed
their data Volvo discovered that a typical VOLVO DRIVER drove safer than
other driver!!! It's a classic example of misapplied statistics.

So, do these whistles help with deer? Maybe.

And does a driver with whistles installed drive more boldly? Probably, if he
trusts his whistles.

Oh, and I hit a deer about 5 years ago with my S class Mercedes on the
interstate in Kentucky and I can tell you that deer bounce at 80 MPH! And
no, I wasn't running whistles.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Vern in Bend
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 8:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Deer whistles--do they work?

I once posed the question to a body shop operator. After a hearty laugh he
assured me that his shop repairs deer-collision damage on at least as many
cars with whistles as without.

Regards, Vern