Game, fences and motor vehicle accidents : spatial patterns in the Eastern Cape

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dc.contributor.authorEloff, P. J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Adriaan
dc.contributor.other0000-0002-5631-0206
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-01T13:14:04Z
dc.date.available2011-09-01T13:14:04Z
dc.date.issued2005-10
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://content.ajarchive.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/0379-4369&CISOPTR=1236&REC=9en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa, very little research on motor vehicle accidents involving animals has been done. Transport networks expand while traffic volumes and speed increases. Animals entering the road reserve pose dangers to vehicles. In the Eastern Cape, the presence of an abundance of kudu creates hazardous driving conditions for motorists. For collision prevention and the establishment of public awareness programmes, it is imperative to identify hazardous sections. In this study road traffic collision reports of a chosen route in the Eastern Cape were analysed. It was determined that the presence of long stretches of game proof fences partially clustered the spatial distribution of collision sites. Road trajectories with few or no game proof fences displayed a random distribution of collision sites. “Hotspots” were identified on which traffic authorities can focus mitigating and preventative measures.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEloff, P. J. & Van Niekerk, A. 2005. Game, fences and motor vehicle accidents : spatial patterns in the Western Cape. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 35(2), 125-130, http://content.ajarchive.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/0379-4369&CISOPTR=1236&REC=9en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0379-4369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16343
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Wildlife Management Associationen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Wildlife Management Associationen_ZA
dc.subjectFences -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectAnimal related traffic accidents -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectKudu --South Africa -- Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectCollision sites -- Spatial patterns -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.titleGame, fences and motor vehicle accidents : spatial patterns in the Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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