ABSENCE OF "DEER CROSSING" SIGN NOT HELD AGAINST STATE

A Court of Appeals in New York dismissed a claim of negligence against the State for its failure to post a deer warning sign. The case involved injury in a 2-car accident proximately caused by deer on the highway. Testimony was presented that the safe speed for negotiating the curve was 40 mph although 55 mph was prescribed in a speed sign. However, another sign warned that the road curved to the right. It was therefore found that this did not necessitate a sign advising a speed of 40 mph. It was also found that the highway construction and the lack of additional warning signs did not proximately cause or contribute to the accident.

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1986-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-2
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Courts; Crashes; Deer; Highway safety; Negligence; Speed; Warning signs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462358
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1987 12:00AM