HighlightsMeasured effect of a Roadside Animal Detection System on driver speed.RADS caused drivers to reduce speed during tourist season, but not off-season.Cameras and tracks show that animal activity near roads peaks during tourist season.Drivers behaved similarly to previous experiment showing RADS reduce crash risk.

    AbstractRoadside Animal Detection Systems (RADS) aim to reduce the frequency of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Unlike fencing and wildlife passages, RADS do not attempt to keep animals off the road; rather, they attempt to modify driver behavior by detecting animals near the road and warning drivers with flashing signs. A RADS was installed in Big Cypress National Park (Florida, USA) in 2012 in response to an increased number of Florida panther mortalities. To assess driver response, we measured the speed of individual cars on the road when the RADS was active (flashing) and inactive (not flashing) during the tourist season (November–March) and the off-season (April–October), which vary dramatically in traffic volume. We also used track beds and camera traps to assess whether roadside activity of large mammal species varied between seasons. In the tourist season, the activation of the RADS caused a significant reduction in vehicle speed. However, this effect was not observed in the off-season. Track and camera data showed that the tourist season coincided with peak periods of activity for several large mammals of conservation interest. Drivers in the tourist season generally drove faster than those in the off-season, so a reduction in speed in response to the RADS is more beneficial in the tourist season. Because traffic volume and roadside activity of several species of conservation interest both peak during the tourist season, our study indicates that the RADS has the potential to reduce the number of accidents during this period of heightened risk.


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    Titel :

    Reducing the threat of wildlife-vehicle collisions during peak tourism periods using a Roadside Animal Detection System


    Beteiligte:
    Grace, Molly K. (Autor:in) / Smith, Daniel J. (Autor:in) / Noss, Reed F. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-10-05


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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