Deer Vs Vehicle Prevention

Everyday millions of Americans venture out on the roads in their vehicles. Oftentimes it is very early in the morning, or late at night when it is dark and visibility is not always the best. Sometimes people drive along endless dark rural roads where animals are apt to cause panic. Most of the time motorists do not see these creatures until it is too late, and BAM! Animals like deer can walk into the road and straight out in front of a vehicle, and at that point there is nothing that can be done to prevent an accident. Recently car manufactures have fixed bright lights on vehicles and drivers have driven with extreme caution. Although this helps keep everyone safe, a more effective solution is for concerned citizens to plant food plots for …show more content…
In the early 2000’s many large insurance companies wanted more information on deer vs. vehicle accidents. Many of these insurance companies funded a study in 2007 that was conducted by the Arkansas Road Commission, on deer collisions. Michael Farrell and Phillip Tappe, associated writers for The University of Arkansas, say that “the annual number of deer-vehicle collisions in the United States is estimated at >1 million, annually (Farrell and Tappe, 2727).” The damage totaling up from these accidents adds up to a whopping one billion dollars each year (2727). Farrell and Tappe also remind everyone that there are many different reasons for such high numbers. One of those reasons being that American’s continue to move further out of the city and into the suburbs. All of the deer in that area are being forced out of their homes. The same goes for forest clearing. As they clear cut the forests, the deer’s home have been destroyed forcing them to find a new ones. The deer roam around trying to find new shelter and …show more content…
Deer are very sneaky creatures and will continue to cause havoc until something is done about this pandemic. If something is not done about this, insurance costs will continue to rise. This is by far the safest solution; the deer’s body functions will not be affected. Although the deer will be extremely visible at night, there will always be accidents that will occur due to the deer. No one will ever be able to stop this problem completely. This is a great plan, and it will take some time to get used to. If everything goes as planned insurance costs will go down and everyone will feel much safer on the