Animal hazards — Georgia Permit Test

Georgia says to slow down every time a deer crosses the road ahead of you or ahead of another car, because deer travel in groups and another one is likely to be following.

The deer you missed was the first of several, and the next one is already at the roadside.

Always slow down when a deer crosses the road in front of you or another car. Deer usually travel in groups and it is likely that there is another one following closely behind

Georgia says never to swerve to avoid a deer, because swerving can put you into another vehicle or off the road, which causes worse damage and worse injuries.

The deer weighs a fraction of what the tree does, and swerving is how people meet the tree.

Never swerve to avoid a deer. This action may cause you to strike another vehicle or leave the roadway, causing more damage or serious injuries.

Meeting a deer at night, Georgia says to slow down at once, blink the headlights and switch to low beam so the animal is not blinded.

A dazzled deer freezes in the road instead of leaving it, which is the opposite of what you need.

If a deer is spotted on the road or roadside at night, the driver should slow down immediately, blink his/her headlights and switch to low beam so as not to blind the deer

Georgia says deer are usually seen at the roadside in the early morning hours and in the late evening, so a driver should be most alert then.

Those are also the hours when the light is worst, so the two problems arrive together.

Deer are usually seen along the roadside during the early morning hours and late evening.

Deer are most active in Georgia in the fall months of October, November and December, during the peak breeding season.

Breeding season moves them across roads they usually avoid, and they are not watching for cars.

Deer are most active in the fall months of October, November and December during the peak breeding season.

A deer crosses the road in front of you. What does Georgia say to expect?

Another deer following behind it. The deer you missed was the first of several, and the next one is already at the roadside. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.139: “Always slow down when a deer crosses the road in front of you or another car. Deer usually travel in groups and it is likely that there is another one following closely behind”