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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 43, pp 13-17, 8 REF
• Authors:
  • Bellis, E D
  • Graves, H B
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highway Research News

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
• Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM