Evaluation of Deer Mirrors for Reducing Deer-Vehicle Collisions

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• Creators:
  Gilbert, James R.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Environmental Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Collisions Deer Effectiveness Interstate Highway System Measures Of Effectiveness Mirrors Motor Vehicle Accidents Prevention Safety Tests Traffic Crashes

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/RD-82/061
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Maine
• Edition:
  September 1977 - October, Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Deer mirrors were placed in 12 random 0.5-mile test sections along 14.8 miles of I-95 between Topsham and Gardiner, Maine, to test the effectiveness of the mirrors in reducing deer-vehicle collisions. In nearly 4 years, 11 deer-vehicle collisions were reported. Of these, 4 were on the mirrored sections, 2 were on the non-mirrored sections, and the remainder were on off-ramps or at unknown locations. There was no evidence to support the claim that mirrors were effective. A review of other studies reveals a lack of data to support the effectiveness of mirrors. The data available indicates mirrors and reflectors are ineffective deterrents to deer-vehicle collisions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  P.O. 7-3-0157
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:af3aae2a7688c2e6da58e04e8d1f8b1479437ac4d8b2202d9a9eddb2c84a6f50e8c16f7610879ac5fe6ed1b94fed2021e3474bd92a4016a0f3a627abdecff86d
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