Car + Sprawl = Deer Carnage

About 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions happen each year in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Those accidents cause about 150 deaths and $1.1 billion in property damage annually, according to NHTSA.

Increasing deer populations and the encroachment of urban sprawl into the deer’s natural habitat have added to the risk, according to State Farm.

Worst states for auto-deer crashes

Missouri didn’t make it in the top 10, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see it close.

I pay more for car insurance while living in the city as the insurance company observes more break-in claims from here. I hope similarly the deer with an idiot problem raise the insurance rates of the sprawlers.

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