MIRRORS QUELL DEER KILL

THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS INSTALLING MIRRORS ALONG CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THEIR HIGHWAYS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUT DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. TWO ROUND, THREE-INCH MIRRORS MOUNTED AT 45-DEGREE ANGLES ABOUT FOUR FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ARE INSTALLED AT 75-FOOT INTERVALS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY. HEADLIGHTS FROM PASSING CARS REFLECT AGAINST THE MIRRORS CAUSING LIGHT BEAMS TO FLICKER INTO THE CUTS, DRAWS, AND TIMBER ALONGSIDE ROADWAYS. THESE SHARP PENCIL-LIKE LIGHT BEAMS STARTLE THE DEER AND CAUSE THEM TO STOP. ONCE THE LIGHT BEAMS STOP FLICKERING, THE DEER THEN CROSS IN SAFETY. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deer; Highway safety; Indicators (Instruments); Mirrors; Motor vehicles; Safety equipment; Warning devices; Warning signals
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226320
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1972 12:00AM