特拉华州三部门发布鹿类繁殖季行车数据 2021至2025年全州记录8401起鹿相关车祸
据特拉华州官方新闻网站消息，特拉华州自然资源与环境控制厅（DNREC）、州公路安全办公室（OHS）与特拉华州警察局（DSP）10月13日联合发布白尾鹿繁殖季行车数据与情况说明。白尾鹿繁殖季一般从10月中下旬持续至11月下旬并延续到12月，11月1日时钟回拨后，驾驶人早晚通勤时段更多处于黑暗中。
公路安全办公室数据显示，2021年至2025年，特拉华州共记录8,401起鹿相关车祸，造成312人受伤，其中20人重伤；鹿相关车祸最集中发生在10月、11月和12月，占五年总数的47%，高发时段为早晨5时至7时以及下午5时至午夜。州警察局2025年共调查2,067起动物相关碰撞，其中鹿占1,977起、约96%，繁殖季期间发生906起。
DNREC鱼类与野生动物处生物学家萨姆·米尔曼（Sam Millman）表示，10月初起雄鹿活动范围扩大、追逐雌鹿时反复穿越道路，林地与森林沿线道路风险更高。据《特拉华在线》此前报道，美国汽车协会（AAA）数据显示，该地区2025年动物碰撞事故平均保险理赔额接近7,500美元，较五年前上升约20%。
Delaware Agencies Release Deer Mating-Season Driving Data: 8,401 Deer-Related Crashes Recorded From 2021 Through 2025
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the state Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and the Delaware State Police (DSP) jointly released white-tailed deer mating-season driving data on October 13, according to the State of Delaware news site. The deer rut generally runs from mid-to-late October through late November and into December, and after clocks turn back on November 1, more of the morning and evening commute falls in darkness.
OHS figures show Delaware recorded 8,401 deer-related crashes from 2021 through 2025, resulting in 312 injuries, 20 of them serious. Deer-related crashes are most common in October, November and December, accounting for 47 percent of the five-year total, and peak between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. and again between 5 p.m. and midnight. State Police investigated 2,067 animal-related collisions in 2025, of which deer accounted for 1,977, or about 96 percent, with 906 occurring during the mating season.
DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife biologist Sam Millman said bucks expand their ranges starting in early October and repeatedly cross roadways while chasing does, with higher risk along roads lined by woodlands and forests. Delaware Online previously reported AAA figures putting the average animal-strike insurance claim in the area at nearly $7,500 in 2025, up about 20 percent from five years earlier.
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