Reason 1,038,943 for always wearing a helmet while bike riding…deer protection. Check out this gnarly footage of a group ride in New Jersey where the Wise Choice Cycling Club was intersected by a deer trying to leap across the road. One rider was taken out but was able to get back on his bike and finish out the ride. The deer also walked away from the incident unharmed. Wild.

Deer takes out rider....

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