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AAA Northeast is warning drivers that it's the busiest season of the year for crashes between cars and deer.
Deer-crashes have been rising drastically in Massachusetts for the past two years. Here's why that's happening, and how to prevent the accidents. Deer mating season spikes deer-vehicle traffic ...
Each year in the United States, deer–vehicle collisions resulted in at least 59,000 human injuries and 440 human fatalities. [1] In 2000, of the 6.1 million lightweight motor vehicle collisions in the US, 1 million involved animal-vehicle collisions. Deer–vehicle collisions lead to about $1.1 billion in property damage every year. [2]
Since 2018, there have been 104,328 deer-related vehicle crashes, according to the State Highway Patrol, 95% of which caused property damage, and 34 deaths. The numbers are likely higher because ...
Deer that feed in close vicinity to a road are at risk of being killed in a road accident. The development of roads affects wildlife by altering and isolating habitat and populations, deterring the movement of wildlife, and resulting in extensive wildlife mortality. [5]
The most likely place for a deer to suddenly jump out in front of a car and cause a crash in Minnesota is just outside of Minneapolis, on one of the busiest roads in the state — Interstate 94 ...
In parallel, 1.5 million traffic accidents involving deer in the United States cause an estimated $1.1 billion in vehicle damage each year. [ 16 ] [ 15 ] On a larger scale, research indicates that wildlife-vehicle collisions in the United States result in 29,000 injuries and more than 200 fatalities per year.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Watch out, Ohio drivers: It's peak season for car vs. deer crashes. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.