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Deer-Vehicle Collisions - The Facts, Solutions and Driving Tips

Deer-Vehicle Collisions - The Facts, Solutions and Driving Tips It's late autumn and that means it's the peak time of year for deer-vehicle collisions (DVC's). Here are the DVC facts, the mitigation measures used to reduce the number of collisions and tips for drivers to avoid serious accidents. Drive carefully! THE DVC FACTS The Problem 60,000 Urban Expansion More Deer Habitat More Human-Deer Interaction DVC's in Canada (2008) The Details 100 90% of DVC's Fatal For Deer $397,020,000 65% of DVC's Injure Humans 90% of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions Involve Deer Annual Property Damage Estimated cost per DVC is $6,617 * THE SOLUTIONS Mitigation Effort These three methods are often combined. Cost Reduction in DVC's Wildlife Overpass $ 1,800,000 77% Exclusion Fencing $25 per meter 80% Signage $275 per sign 34% NEXT 2km DEER XING THE DRIVING TIPS JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST NEXT 2km ИРН KN/H SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION DURING DRIVE WITH CARE AT DUSK AND WATCH FOR DEER CROSSING SIGNS THE FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR DAWN WHEN MANY DVC'S OCCUR. AND REDUCE YOUR VEHICLE SPEED. WHEN MOST DVC'S OCCUR. WATCH BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD FOR AVOID SUDDEN SWERVING THAT COULD DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON TO WILDLIFE. WHEN THERE IS ONE DEER, LEAD TO A SERIOUS COLLISION WITH HELP SPOT DEER AND HONK THE THERE ARE OFTEN MORE. A TREE, POLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. HORN TO SCARE THEM OFF. SOURCES: www.wildlifecollisions.ca | www.mto.gov.on.ca | www.ecologyandsociety.org Infographic by: Clevenger, Anthony P., Bryan Chruszcz, and Kari E. Gunson. 2001. Highway mitigation fencing reduces wildlife-vehicle collisions. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29(2): 646-653. KAP. DESIGN Found, Rob and Mark S. Boyce. 2011. Warning signs mitigate deer-vehicle collisions in an urban area. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 35(3): 291-295. www.kapdesign.ca * All figures in Canadian dollars.

Deer-Vehicle Collisions - The Facts, Solutions and Driving Tips

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It's late autumn and that means it's the peak time of the year for deer-vehicle collisions (DVC's). Here are the DVC facts, the mitigation measures used to reduce the number of collisions and tips for...

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