Kangaroos are on the move and road accidents involving them are up 32 per cent, says the Royal Automobile Association. Here's how to reduce the chances of hitting a 'roo and what to do if it happens.
We live in a semi-suburban area with a fair amount of local bushland. There are always Kangaroos grazing in our local residential parks and reserves.
A few months ago, someone at the pub had her car damaged by a deer. A few weeks later, a deer was seen on the side of the road, having been involved in another collision. (Later that day, the decapitated carcass of the deer was seen, some weirdo obviously thought that a head with 12-point antlers would look great in their man-cave).
Last week, my niece claimed that she saw some kangaroos crossing the Princes Highway, even though there was no grazing areas on that side of the road. We were skeptical.
A few days later, I saw a kangaroo trying to cross in the exact same location. Most of the traffic had slowed down, but there is always one idiot. Either they were not paying attention at all and were in a hurry, didn’t care about the kangaroo or were actively trying to mow it down. The Kangaroo did get away, but the driver did cross a solid line and run a red light.
This is a combination of Suburban Sprawl encroaching on bushland and farmland and idiot drivers. If a deer or a kangaroo takes out some idiots from bumper, bonnet and windscreen, that is one thing, but if they take out a pedestrian, that is another.
I’ve had a couple close calls within the last month, with kangaroos hopping onto the road.
We live in a semi-suburban area with a fair amount of local bushland. There are always Kangaroos grazing in our local residential parks and reserves.
A few months ago, someone at the pub had her car damaged by a deer. A few weeks later, a deer was seen on the side of the road, having been involved in another collision. (Later that day, the decapitated carcass of the deer was seen, some weirdo obviously thought that a head with 12-point antlers would look great in their man-cave).
Last week, my niece claimed that she saw some kangaroos crossing the Princes Highway, even though there was no grazing areas on that side of the road. We were skeptical. A few days later, I saw a kangaroo trying to cross in the exact same location. Most of the traffic had slowed down, but there is always one idiot. Either they were not paying attention at all and were in a hurry, didn’t care about the kangaroo or were actively trying to mow it down. The Kangaroo did get away, but the driver did cross a solid line and run a red light.
This is a combination of Suburban Sprawl encroaching on bushland and farmland and idiot drivers. If a deer or a kangaroo takes out some idiots from bumper, bonnet and windscreen, that is one thing, but if they take out a pedestrian, that is another.