– Traffic pressure and the intensity of the roads linked to the amount of game play a role. The amount of traffic has also increased in recent years and that trend is going up all the time, says police officer Christer Johansson, deputy regional manager for wildlife accidents in Police Region Bergslagen.
The best tips to avoid a game accident, he notes, are to keep your eyes reasonably far ahead when you drive, to scout roadsides especially at dawn and dusk when the animals move to look for food, and to respect the warning signs that exist.
In the clip, police officer Christer Johansson talks about which county roads are most affected by wildlife accidents.