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Road kill accidents caused by wild animals jumping into the road are increasing.
In particular, accidents are concentrated in spring and autumn, and you need to be more careful at this time as it may lead to other traffic accidents.
Reporter Lee Yong-sik covered it.
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is the road from Sejong to Gongju, Chungnam.
A baby elk was hit by a car and killed.
A raccoon was found dead on a national road in Cheongyang, South Chungcheong Province.
I was hit by a road kill after jumping into the road at night, which could lead to a traffic accident, so drivers are also at risk.
[Gang Dong-ho/Sejong General: There was a time when there was a real accident because of an elk that suddenly popped out.
I was surprised enough to brake the car suddenly.]
Last year, road kill accidents on national highways across the country
were about 17,500
cases, up 50% from four years ago.
Elk were hit by cars the most, and cats, raccoons, and large wild boars were also hit by road kills.
The most frequent road kills occur during the four months, from April to June and October every year.
It accounts for about half of the annual generation.
Baby elks and raccoons move actively in spring and autumn, because there are few safety facilities to prevent the intrusion of the road.
[Song Eui-geun/National Institute of Ecology Researcher: It is believed that road kills continue to occur because there are no wildlife guide fences or facilities installed.] The
government believes that 189 km fence and 75 road kill warning LED signs in the road kill cluster by 2022
.
I decided to install it.
However, it is pointed out that 3 out of 10 roadkill accidents are limited because they are measures that demand attention from drivers, such as slowing down driving instead of a fence.
(Video coverage: Kang Yun-gu and Kim Min-cheol, screen courtesy: National Institute of Ecology)