Autumn danger: This is how you avoid game accidents in road traffic!

Autumn danger: This is how you avoid game accidents in road traffic!

- In autumn, the risk of game accidents increases! The Roth police now have important tips to avoid collisions with deer and wild boar.

The dusk has started and with it a wave of game accidents rolls across the streets! In the first nine months of this year, the Roth police inspection registered 356 game accidents - that is more than one accident a day! Drivers are particularly at risk in the early morning and evening hours when the animals are on the move. The police warn: "Reduce the speed and be ready to brake", because most accidents happen in forested or undeveloped areas.

accidents with high costs

The consequences of such collisions are often devastating: wild animals rarely survive with cars, while the economic damage is enormous. The law enforcement officers strongly advise you to switch off the high beam and press the horn when you see an animal on the roadside - in many cases this can steer the animals back to the safe side of the street.

what to do if the inevitable happens? The police have clear instructions: keep your vehicle on the edge of the road, put on a warning vest and secure the scene of the accident with a warning triangle. Then immediately inform the police under emergency number 110! Important to know: The overlying game must not be taken away, as this is considered poaching - a serious offense!

To get the damage to the car, you need a game accident certificate from the police. The law enforcement officers also warn that traces of accident such as hair or blood should not be removed immediately so as not to stand in the way of the investigation.

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