Drivers warned of deer accident risks
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As autumn approaches, the Highways Agency is asking drivers to watch out for deer, particularly at dawn and dusk. Every year, people are killed or injured in road collisions 
with wild deer around England. There have been over 2,000 recorded deer-vehicle collisions since January 2009 on the motorway and A-road network alone.
74,000 deer-vehicle collisions each year
It is estimated that there are up to 74,000 deer-vehicle collisions every year in the UK. Most deer are killed, but thousands are left to die of injuries. Periods of highest risk are autumn and spring, and around dawn and dusk. A key to reducing the number and severity of deer-vehicle collisions is to for drivers to be 'deer aware'. This means you should slow down and watch out when you see deer close to the road.
The DeerAware programme aims to raise public awareness of the danger of wild deer on the roads and reduce the number of collisions. New publicity material is now available, targeting local deer collision 'hotspots'.
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