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Caltrans advises drivers to help prevent vehicle-versus-deer collisions PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lake County News Reports   
Sunday, 16 November 2008
LAKE COUNTY – Autumn is deer mating season, which means deer are on the move and less cautious about darting out into the road, which means drivers should be extra vigilant to be safe on the roads at this time of year.


The California Department of Transportation suggests drivers follow the following tips for driving in deer country.


  • Be particularly attentive between sunset and midnight, during the hours shortly before and after sunrise, and in foggy conditions. Most deer-vehicle collisions occur during those times.

  • Drive carefully in areas known to have high deer populations. Places where roads divide agricultural fields or streams from forestland are particularly dangerous.

  • If you see a deer, slow down. Others are probably nearby.

  • Use high-beam headlights when there is no oncoming traffic. The high beams can reflect off their eyes and warn you of their presence.

  • If a deer is in your lane, brake firmly but stay in the lane. The most serious crashes occur when drivers swerve.

  • Don't rely on deer whistles, deer fences, or reflectors to deter deer.

  • Wear seat belts.

  • If your car strikes a deer, don't touch the animal. If the deer is blocking the highway, call 911.


These tips are used with permission from the National Park Service.


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# of Deer
written by Dogman, November 16, 2008
The # of deer hit in our county is very high, with a avarage of 5 week in the spring and summer, and 10 a week in the fall and winter. And these are just the deer we find on the roads, not the ones that crawl away after being hit.
What Do You Do
written by ottsca, November 16, 2008
HI Folks,

Been living up here for a long time and never really knew the answer to this question: If you are driving on Hwy 29 between HVL and Lowerlake and you hit a deer, what do you do? Presume your car/truck is not disabled and you can drive away.

In the advice from NPS cited in the article it says don't touch the deer. Do you just drive off? Do you call 911 and say you hit a deer and it's in the road? Do you have an obligation to warn cars that might come behind you there is a road hazard ahead with flares or somesuch? Are you supposed to report this accident to "the man?" Do you just plan on repaying the karmic debt and not worry about it til then?

Always been curious, thanks in advance for any responses.

Ottsca
what to do
written by ecco, November 18, 2008
I hit one a month or so ago, and this is what I found out. You can leave the scene and drive off. But you need to call the local authorities ASAP (I called CHP) and report it so they can remove the carcass. Most insurance companies will not need a report from an officer, but if you do need one I think you have 10 days to go get one. Other than that all is good, unless the deers family shows up at your house looking to collect on that karmic debt.
Deer facts
written by DDean, November 19, 2008
Lake co.looses 600 countable deer on its State roads per year,(avg.)As stated above many crawl off, never to be counted.A call to 911 is important.CHP shows up, if the deers in the road thay usually drag it to the side.A Cal-Trans worker is then called to do the rest.That is to remove the animal from the right of way.I have removed them from the road a time or two.Leaving it their would have been a death sentence for someone on a motorcycle.Im tryin' to lower my Karma.

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