Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Research Reports
Report Details

Title:
Deer Vehicle Crashes: Train the Deer or Train the Driver?
Publication Date:
Mar 2008
Type:
Issue Brief

Abstract

Deer and vehicles collide in the United States more than 1.5 million times per year causing more than $1 billion in damages, killing approximately 150 people and at least 1.5 million deer (Curtis & Hedlund, 2005). The top 10 states for deer crashes in 2007 were West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota (State Farm Insurance).