A deer can sprint at 51 feet per second (35mph). We don’t know the width of the right-of-way but use 51 feet. Part of my commute it is less with forest very close to the road. That means that it would take a little over 1 second for the deer to be in the middle of your lane. In testing .25 seconds is considered good reaction time. It takes about 174 feet to stop in ideal circumstances at 50 mph. At that speed your car travels 73 feet. There are a number of variables like coefficient of friction on the road surface, the fact that driving is a divided attention task reducing testing reaction time. So what we know about the son’s Accident is.....well nothing. We don’t know his speed, his personal reaction time, the coefficient of frictional on the road surface, the right of way width, the speed of this deer, any environmental circumstances, the lighting, the condition of the brakes, the damage to the car. Nothing. Nada. You stating this kid was stupid is about as small minded of a statement as I’ve seen in years. Shame on you to judge someone in circumstances you don’t have a clue about. Anybody who has hit a deer or nearly hit one knows how wrong you are.

The real difficulty is that if the economy tanks, even more will die from malnutrition or the government itself could collapse along with infrastructure. I am not advocating economy over people but if nobody has money to pay for anything more businesses close and more people are out of work. Which closes more businesses. So now we have millions of people sitting at home and no income. No goods being made because the business can't sell anything.

The message is that some risk is necessary. I do not want to have to be the one to stand in front of the nation and say that we can stop the virus at the cost of nobody getting any food or water or electricity.

Rather than complaining about either party, EVERYONE needs to look at the bigger picture and think before they speak. I know its in vogue to bash our president or the other party but get your heads out of the sand and look at what is really happening before you start complaining. Its a bigger situation than you realize and needs a complex solution with everybody working together.

It isn't easy buying a car from home. My son has been trying to buy a new Fit after a deer destroyed his 2019. There is one at a dealer just 17 miles away, but he needs a loan from the bank and insurance cards. Bank access is limited to the drive-up teller, the car dealer's showroom is closed, DMV is closed, and the insurance company is working with limited staff. He has all the info for the car, including VIN, but getting the insurance cards is now the hold-up. The insurance company will email them to those involved, but that's taking time.

The dealer will bring the car to the house to complete the paperwork - outside the house - and they have a supply of new license plates, so the closed DMV isn't a problem. My son is working at Lowe's, which is considered an essential store. After all, people have to buy their plants, seeds, and gardening tools. Ridiculous! I'm driving him back and forth to work every day.

Studies have shown that people are not being good about staying at home. This is especially true in areas that don't have many reported cases. There are certainly thousands of carriers in those areas, but very few with symptoms, so people have a false sense of confidence. We're our own worst enemies.

Did you hear about the Coronavirus Party that a group of young people held in Kentucky? The only thing we have to fear is stupidity.