In Sweden, many traffic accidents occur annually, which are caused by collisions with animals on the road, including serious accidents or injuries that lead to death. Driving on roads that do not contain a fence along the road is more dangerous than driving on a road protected by a fence on the side, because animals Be free to roam and jump onto the roads
Especially in winter, they come out to search for water and food.
In the event of a collision with a wild animal, you must mark the place and call the police to inform them
Even if the animal survives and escapes into the forest, you must mark it and call the police.
If you collide with an animal and it dies, you must move it to the side of the road so that it does not pose a danger to the rest of the traffic.
The risk of collision with wild animals is greater in the following cases:
- At sunrise and sunset because they search for food and water
- At the beginning of summer, between May and June, parents expel last year’s calves
- Between September and November is the mating season
How do you behave if you collide with a large animal?
- Place the warning triangle at an appropriate distance
- Warn other traffic
- Move the animal from its place to the side of the road
You are obligated to call the police when you collide with one of these animals
- Moose
- Lynx
- Eagle bird
- Bears
- wild pig
- Roe deer
- Wild sheep
When you are driving your car on the road, you will see warning signs of different animals and you must be very careful
You will also see this sign more than other signs:
You must deal with it seriously, be very careful, and give it great importance
Some frequently asked questions
- When do you pay more attention than usual when seeing this sign? ؟ The answer is at sunrise and sunset
- When do you pay attention to the sign? The answer is around the clock – around the clock
- Where do you focus your gaze when you see the sign? The answer is along the stretch of road
- اWhere do you pay more attention than usual to the presence of a fence? The answer is at the beginning and end of the fence next to the road
There are also other warning signs, including the following:
Beware of pigs
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of pigs in the area and they may run into the road
Beware of sheep
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of sheep in the area and perhaps they may come out onto the road
Beware of stags
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of deer in the area and may come out onto the road
Beware of horses
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of horses in the area and perhaps they may come out onto the road
Beware of livestock
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of livestock in the area and may come out onto the road
Beware of deer
It is placed on the roads and warns of the presence of deer in the area and that they may jump into the road
Animals pose a danger to traffic and people and the situation must be handled with extreme caution
If you see an animal on the edge of the road, take an appropriate distance and pass it calmly
If the animal is in the middle of the road/driving field, stop at an appropriate distance, do not approach it, and wait until it crosses the road
Do not try to maneuver to get past him, as you cannot predict how the animal will move when it feels afraid
Especially since animals react differently and may become violent when they feel afraid, so you have to be careful in these situations