Strategies To Reduce Burro-Vehicle Collisions in the Lake Pleasant Area
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2022-06-01
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Edition:Final Report (2016-2022)
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Abstract:Burro-vehicle collisions (BVCs) have the potential to cause motorist fatalities, injuries, and property damage. The Lake Pleasant area north of Phoenix, Arizona, has reported high BVC rates on highways within and around the Lake Pleasant Herd Management Area (LPHMA). Although interactions between wildlife and highways and specifications for wildlife-vehicle collision mitigations are increasingly well documented in Arizona and elsewhere, there remains a dearth of information relating to equids (horses and relatives), and information that does exist focuses primarily on horses (Equus caballus), not on burros (E. asinus). To address safety concerns and reduce BVCs in Arizona in general and the Lake Pleasant area in particular, Arizona Department of Transportation initiated a study to inform the development of mitigation strategies by determining the factors causing BVCs. This study analyzed burro-highway interactions using data from the BVC records collected within the study area, still cameras placed along right of way fences, and GPS movement data from burros. Using these data, the research team developed a set of design recommendations and best practices to reduce BVCs in the Lake Pleasant area and throughout Arizona.
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