At least one animal is hit and killed by a motor vehicle traveling at speed every second. That is over 86,000 animals every day
00
Top 5 Crushing Road Kill Facts
#2
Suggested by
MikeyP
The hours either side of dusk and dawn are when many animals become active after rest and likely to venture near a road. Many have been sleeping, and like us, are not fully awake until they have been
00
#3
Suggested by
MikeyP
Driving between dusk and dawn significantly increases your chances of hitting an animal.
00
#4
Suggested by
MikeyP
The hours either side of dusk and dawn are when the light is low on the horizon and our headlights do not effectively illuminate the road, making it difficult for our eyes to detect an animal on the r
00
#5
Suggested by
MikeyP
Slowing your speed from 100 km/h to 80 km/h in a known hit area may reduce your chances of hitting an animal by up to 50 percent
00
#6
Suggested by
MikeyP
Slowing your speed in known hit areas to 80 km/h only adds about 2 minutes to an average 200 km journey
00
#7
Suggested by
MikeyP
Hitting even a small animal will probably damage your vehicle and potentially endanger those traveling in the car.
00
#8
Suggested by
MikeyP
Many animals live in family groups and have responsibilities for their family members too. If you hit an animal you may directly impact on its family group and jeopardise the survival of other members
00
#9
Suggested by
MikeyP
9Many animals now have their habitat divided by roads and have greater opportunity to come into contact with a vehicle than ever before.
00
#10
Suggested by
MikeyP
Many drivers are not aware of the risk of hitting an animal. 4.5% of accidents are a result of collisions with animals.
