As you drive on the many roads in Bladen County, you have probably encountered a deer in the roadway at least once. Many Bladen County drivers have had the misfortune of striking a deer with their automobile.
A collision with a deer can end up in costly repair bills for your automobile and the death of the unfortunate deer. According to the NC Department of Transportation, there were nearly 18,000 animal-related crashes in 2016 in North Carolina, most of which involved deer. That brings the total over the past three years to nearly 54,000 collisions, 14 people killed, over 3,000 injured and $136 million in property damage.
The NC Department of Transportation offers the following safety tips to keep you and your family safe this fall:
*Slow down in posted deer crossing areas and heavily wooded areas, especially during the late afternoon or early evening;
*Don’t swerve to avoid a collision with deer as this could cause you to lose control or veer into oncoming traffic; and
*Deer often travel in groups, so assume if one crosses the road in front of you there may be others following.
For more safety tips, visit NCDOT.gov.
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