Driving - Evading worsens wild accidents

In the event of accidents with a deer or a boar, it seems that many drivers make serious mistakes. This is evident from an investigation by the Björn-Steiger Foundation.

Traffic accidents with deer or wild boars occur particularly often at dusk. Drivers often make capital mistakes, resulting in a study on serious accidents with game. The accident researchers advise: full braking and steering wheel straight - do not try to avoid.

Instead of fully stepping on the brakes and keeping the steering wheel straight as recommended, the drivers often try to avoid it. When the vehicle is hit and an obstacle hit, they are injured severely or killed. "Standing on a deer requires overcoming", said the author of the study, Siegfried Brockmann, at the show. However, this is important for his own life. He asked driving schools to address the topic and wants drivers to practice the situa…

Accident researchers from the Björn Steiger Foundation simulated a wild accident in Wolbeck. They also gave tips for the right behavior.

Suddenly, in half-darkness, a shadow rushes onto the roadway, and at the next moment it crashes: every year there are hundreds of thousands of wild accidents. After the collision, it is necessary to act quickly and correctly.

Especially in autumn and at dusk there are accidents with deer or wild boars. Drivers often make capital mistakes.