[Dean]

Again, I am not presuming to say I could have missed the deer, or that he did something wrong. Though the statement that "he had got down to 90mph" is quite interesting/indicative of the action he took prior to the impact. Again, not saying I could have done better/differently.

Just like deer freeze and look at oncoming headlights, us humans fixate on things as well. If anything, this shows us it is possible that it can even happen to seasoned professional drivers who keep their eyes up and ahead for a living.

So next time you get in your car, conciously think about where you are looking.

Are your eyes scanning? left mirror, left close, way ahead, right close, right mirror, way ahead, center mirror, way ahead, repeat... Or are you in kind of a tunnel vision glazed fog staring at the bumper/taillights in front of you...

When you are behind somebody do you conciously look over around, and through them? Do you change lanes to clear/improve your field of vision?

When you walk the course at autocross, do you turn your head and look where you want the car to end up after the next corner/element, or keep your head/eyes straight ahead?