DEER MIRRORS IN MISSOURI

THE EFFECTIVENESS AND USE OF DEER MIRRORS BY THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ARE REPORTEDLY FAVORABLE. THE NUMBER OF DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WERE CUT DOWN ENORMOUSLY WHILE IN USE. THE DEVICE CONSISTS OF TWO ROUND THREE INCH MIRRORS MOUNTED AT 45 DEGREE ANGLES ABOUT FOUR FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THESE ARE INSTALLED ON A STAGGERED SYSTEM AT ABOUT 75 FT INTERVALS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY DEPENDING ON THE TERRAIN BORDERING THE HIGHWAY AND THE NUMBER OF DEER CROSSING. HEADLIGHTS FROM PASSING CARS REFLECT AGAINST THE MIRRORS CAUSING LIGHT TO FLICKER SHARP, PENCIL-LIKE BEAMS STARTLING THE DEER AND CAUSING THEM TO STOP. ONCE THE LIGHT BEAMS STOP FLICKERING, THE DEER SAFELY CROSS.

• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17
• Serial:
  • American Highways
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Highway Users Alliance

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deer; Mirrors; Prevention; Railroad grade crossings; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221688
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1972 12:00AM