Use caution on the roads ? avoid deer collisions[公告]

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Motorists in the Ottawa area are asked to be extra cautious while driving this fall, especially at dawn and dusk, in order to avoid collisions involving white-tailed deer. Collisions are highest during the breeding season from October through December, peaking in November.



The best approach to avoid deer is to be alert and obey the posted speed limit especially in wooded and rural areas, as well as parts marked with “Deer Crossing” signs. Rather than flashing your headlights, use your brakes and sound the horn if you see deer on or beside the road; deer react faster to sounds than to visual threats, especially at night.



Areas of greatest concern:

・ Highway 416 (between Bankfield Road and West Hunt Club Drive);

・ Highway 417 (between Highway 7 and March Road, and between Anderson Road and Rockdale Road);

・ Robertson Road (Eagleson Road to Mill Hill);

・ Carp Road (Norma Lane to Thomas A. Dolan Parkway);

・ Sixth Line Road (Berry Side Road to Riddell Drive); and

・ Dunrobin Road (Constance Lake Road to Thomas A. Dolan Parkway).