How a collision with a (wild) animal to avoid

Posted on 21-10-2013 at 20:56 by maru – 28 Comments”

The autumn is a dangerous time of year for animals and motorists. The days are getting shorter and the visibility is limited by the low sun, fog or rain. With the rutting season and preparation for the winter, the animals have an eye for different things than a fast-approaching car. Here are a few tips to avoid a collision.

In many places where lots of wildlife are warning signs. Even though you have already a zillion times on this road and you’ve never seen a deer or wild boar seen, the signs are there for a reason. One day can just touch. Adjust your speed therefore. It is recommended that no more than 60 km/h and the road is good to keep an eye on. Especially at dusk, at night and in the fog is the extra careful when.

If the warning signs on roads through forest or fields are missing, this does not necessarily have to mean that you enjoy the rallycoureur can go hang out. On new pieces, these kinds of signs still missing. The animals are not yet accustomed to the piece of fresh asphalt and follow their own, old familiar paths.

You come across an animal in your spotlight, put the lights a little softer, brake and horn. Give the animal time to get away, because in a panic, they want to sometimes turn around and still on the hood end up. In addition, there may be stragglers at the last moment, also want to cross the road. Do you have Bambi’s mother saved, drive your little self.

Do you have the above board adhered to but you can a collision really no longer be avoided, hold the steering wheel straight while you brake. Dodge do you with a controlled movement. This is difficult, because you suits you are all leplazerus, but it prevents you against a tree, guardrail or oncoming car pops.

After the collision if you, as a first warning. Take a dead animal to the barbecue and also don’t like an idiot behind a wounded animal to run. Since november 15, 2011, you can the national meldnummer 144 to call for an animal in need, even if you get hit by a car. You can get the injured animal to a vet or animal rescue, then you get the nearest address. If this does not work or the animal is already dead, then the animal ambulance to help. It is a large animal, which people in danger, then the animal police on.

Or the damage to the car will be reimbursed depends on your insurance. Let’s also hope that there are no human casualties, because a wounded animal is bad enough.

UPDATE: Important part is the reporting of so-called valwild. This can be done via 0900-8844. Hunters keep the wildlife population by means of counts. If in the meantime a lot of deer are hit and then that position is not more and there are perhaps too many deer are shot. This is why reporting is so important. Also, all registered. In addition to counts and slope, it is also important to get an insight in a safe environment. If there are many casualties, we need to possible deterrents to use the wild on the road.