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Environment

Driver behaviour dictates politicians’ attitudes to vehicle wildlife collisions

Patrick Francis reviews the published evidence behind the disconnect between Australian drivers attitude to maximum speed limits and the messages behind tens of thousands of wildlife warning signs installed across regional, rural and remote road networks.

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Environment

Signs signs everywhere wildlife signs and dead wildlife

Patrick Francis examines why there are tens of thousands of yellow wildlife warning signs along Australia’s rural and regional  roads but no guidance to drivers from state transport and environment departments about what speed should be embraced to prevent vehicle wildlife collisions, vehicle occupant casualties and road kills.

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