8 October 2023
Fall is deer crash season in Pennsylvania. November, October and December, in that order, are the very best months for deer-vehicle collisions as a result of deer are at the transfer all the way through their annual breeding season. Dollars shuttle a mean of 3-6 miles consistent with day looking for and chasing does in warmth. Women break up from their fawns once they discover a mate and the kids wander. All age teams are crossing roads extra continuously and they all are distracted.
In Pennsylvania it’s particularly vital to stick alert as a result of our prime deer inhabitants will increase the chances of a collision. Ultimate month State Farm reported:
State Farm estimates over 1.8 million auto insurance coverage claims had been filed around the trade from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 involving animal collisions. Pennsylvania had the very best choice of claims out of all of the states, with an estimated 153,397 claims for a similar time frame.
National the chances of U.S. drivers hitting an animal are 1 in 127 this 12 months. Drivers in West Virginia held directly to the #1 spot with the least favorable odds at 1 in 38. Montana (1 in 53), Pennsylvania (1 in 59), Michigan (1 in 60), Wisconsin (1 in 60) spherical out the highest 5 possibly states to hit an animal whilst at the highway.
— State Farm: Probability of Hitting an Animal Whilst Riding, 12 Sept 2023
PennDOT’s warmth map of deer-vehicle collisions on state roads presentations in particular prime deer collisions in numerous spaces together with Allegheny County.
If truth be told, PennDOT statistics display that Allegheny County leads all Pennsylvania counties in probably the most deer-vehicle collisions. Your probability of hitting a deer in Pittsburgh is especially prime.
PA statewide odds of hitting a deer are 1 in 59. Assuming that the majority of my Fb buddies are in PA, that implies that 16 folks will hit a deer within the coming 12 months. The percentages are most likely upper in Pittsburgh.
Keep alert in the back of the wheel, particularly at crack of dawn and nightfall. Be careful!
Learn extra about deer-vehicle collisions at WESA: Deer Threat
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