Kollisioner och olyckor med rådjur i Sverige under 10 år (2003–2012): variation i tid, geografi och kostnader

Collisions and accidents with roe deer in Sweden during 10 years (2003–2012): variation in time, geographical patterns and costs

The goal for this project was to create a 10-year overview of the number of deer collisions in Sweden and accidents variation in time, geography and cost, both in terms of property damage and personal injuries. Accident statistics were gathered from NVR (National Wildlife Accident Council, data on collisions), Strada (fatalities and injuries in Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition) and Ofelia (collisions at railway). The results show that the number of deer collisions has increased over the 10-year period and that the increase has been much greater in the northernmost counties and Gotland. The number of deer collisions is higher during the early summer (May–June) and winter (October–December), whereas the number of fatalities and injury accidents is highest during the summer. The number of deer collisions varies during the day, but most accidents occur in the morning and evening for both property damage and personal injury accidents. For fatalities in accidents with roe deer, there are more than twice as many compared to the officially reported numbers, and the number of serious injuries is 177% higher than the official records. It is likely that the official statistics are also underestimating the number of fatalities and injuries from wildlife accidents caused by moose, deer and wild boar. This study shows that the total cost of roe deer collisions and accidents in 2012 exceeds 1 billion SEK, of which approximately 70% account for the cost of property damage.

• Record URL:
  • http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-6893
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• Authors:
  • Jägerbrand, Annika K
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Pagination: 36
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Issue Number: 818
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Animals; Costs; Crash rates; Crashes; Injuries; Statistics
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 2459: Animal; 1631: Collision; 224: Cost; 2163: Injury; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01558087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, VTI
• Created Date: Mar 27 2015 12:06PM