| Deer-vehicle collisions, deer density, and land use in Iowa's urban deer herd management zones. | |
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PMID: 20728643 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Many states are striving to keep their deer population to a sustainable and controllable level, while maximizing public safety. In Iowa, measures to control the deer population include annual deer hunts and special deer herd management plans in urban areas. While these plans may in effect reduce the deer population, traffic safety in these areas has not been fully assessed. Using deer population data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and data on deer-vehicle crashes and deer carcass removals from the Iowa Department of Transportation, we examine the relationship between deer-vehicle collisions, deer density, and land use in select urban deer management zones in Iowa. Further, we estimate models to investigate the factors that influence the frequency and severity of deer-vehicle crashes in these zones. The estimation results showed that multiple factors affect deer-vehicle crashes and corresponding injury outcomes in urban management zones. The identified roadway and non-roadway factors could be useful for identifying locations on the transportation system that significantly impact deer species and safety, and determining appropriate countermeasures for mitigation. |
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Authors:
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Konstantina Gkritza; Michael Baird; Zachary N Hans |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-06-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Accident; analysis and prevention Volume: 42 ISSN: 1879-2057 ISO Abbreviation: Accid Anal Prev Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2010-12-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254476 Medline TA: Accid Anal Prev Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1916-25 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. nadia@iastate.edu |
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Accidents, Traffic
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prevention & control*,
statistics & numerical data* Animals City Planning / standards* Cross-Sectional Studies Deer* Environment Design / standards* Female Humans Iowa Male Models, Statistical Population Density* Probability Safety / standards* Urban Population / statistics & numerical data* Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*, prevention & control* |
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