RTSSC 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).