COLLISION OF VEHICLES WITH DEER STUDIED ON PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATE ROAD SECTION

IN 1968 AND 1969 THE NUMBERS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER REPORTED KILLED ON PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAYS WERE 21,607 AND 21,246, RESPECTIVELY. DEER-VEHICLE COLLISIONS ALSO OFTEN ENTAIL EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE AND INJURY OR DEATH TO THE HUMAN OCCUPANTS. A LONG-TERM STUDY HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN, EMPLOYING AN EIGHT-MILE STRETCH OF I-80, TO DETERMINE THE ACTIVITY, BEHAVIOR, AND MORTALITY OF DEER. PARAMETERS IN THE STUDY ARE DESCRIBED, DATA ARE CITED, AND TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrnews/hr-news-43-01.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 43, pp 13-17, 8 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Bellis, E D
  • Graves, H B
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 13-17
• Serial:
  • Highway Research News
  • Issue Number: 43

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Deer; Wildlife
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221301
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM