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Preventing CollisionsWith Wildlife
April 24, 2019
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Gayle Hesse
Provincial Coordinator Wildlife Collision Prevention Program
BC Conservation Foundation
Introducing today’s presenters
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Gerard Messier
Director of Programs and Training
BC Forest Safety
Introducing today’s presenters
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Introducing today’s presenters
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Rick Walters
Road Safety At Work
Fleet Strategy Manager
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1. Why wildlife vehicle collisions are an important issue
2. Where and when most collisions occur
3. Wildlife behaviours you should know about
4. Methods and tools employers can use to reduce risk
5. Polls, questions and answer periods
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Overview
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Understanding WVC data
On northern highways MoTI captures +/- 34%66% not recorded
ICBC captures +/- 46% 54% not reported
Significantunder-reporting
Photo credit: Gayle Hesse
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Data demonstrates importance
Annual average Source
Human fatalities 3
ICBC data 2013 - 2017Human injuries 650
ICBC claims 11,000
ICBC claim costs $ 41 million ICBC 2013
Confirmed animal mortality 6,100MoTI, 5-year average
Estimated wildlife collisions 24,400
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Financial costsComponent Cost
Injury claims (WorkSafeBC, 2017) $ 46,000
Vehicle repairs $ 10,000
Value of the animal $ ?
Towing $ 500
Incident response costs $ ?
Reporting, investigation and follow-up $ ?
Locating and hiring replacement for injured employee $ ?
Downtime and lost productivity $ ?
Insurance premium increases, loss of reputation, etc. $ ?
TOTAL $ 56,000 +
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Wildlife vehicle collisions increasing
BC Animal-Related Crashes 2008-2017, ICBC
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Wildlife vehicle collisions increasing
Regional Animal-Related Crashes 2008-2017, ICBC
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Species involved in WVCs varies
76%
7 %
Data: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 2003-2007
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Species involved in WVCs varies
46%
28%
79%
3%
Data: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 2003-2007
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What drivers need to know
• Where wildlife vehicle collisions happen
• When WVCs happen
• What wildlife behaviours put drivers at risk
Photo credit: Carson Newby
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Where WVCs occur
MoTI Rural
Highway Safety
and Speed
Review (2014)
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Straight stretchesGood road conditions
False confidenceIncrease speed
Reduce vigilanceIncrease complacency
As speed increases: • reaction and stopping distances increase• more severe consequences if collision occurs
The illusion of the open road
Photo credit: Gayle Hesse
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Collisions with deer - season
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October, November about 940per month
ICBC, 2006 - 2010
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6 to 8 pm6 to 8 am In October /
November (peak months)
ICBC, 2006 - 2010
Throughouttheyear
6 to 7 am 5 to 10 pm
Collisions with deer – time of day
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Collisions with moose - season
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June, July: about 50 per month
December, January:about 115per month
ICBC, 2006 - 2010
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Collisions with moose throughout the year
Collisions with moosein December,
when most collisions occur
ICBC, 2006 – 2010
6-8
am
5 to 6 pm
5 to 7 am
5 to 12 pm
Collisions with moose – time of day
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Help drivers succeed
• Tailgate meetings – spring and fall
• Identify high risk locations
• Adjust schedules / routes to avoid peak times
• Alternate routes?
• Pre-winter inspections, vehicles ready
• Manage fatigue, get passengers to help
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Animals are attracted to roadsides
• Brushing provides tasty, accessible food source
• Edge habitat
• Salt, minerals
• Roads inanimal travelcorridors
• Winter travelPhoto credit: Stephen Clark
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Animal perceptions ≠ human perceptions
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Doanimals perceive
roads and vehicles as dangerous?
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Wildlife behaviours
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• Are unpredictable
• May bolt in any direction
• May cross and re-cross
• May followthe leader Photo credit: Ginevre Smith
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Questions and Discussion
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What employers can do to reduce risk
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Driver Assessment
Form
Driver Assessment
Guide
Ride-along driver assessments
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Online courses
Coaching / mentoring
Hands-on training
JIBC Collision Avoidance Driving
Resource Road Light Truck Driver Training
Driver training providers – defensive driving
Use training to build driving skills
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Make WVCs part of your road safety dialogue
Tailgate meeting – Avoiding Collisions with Wildlife
Review online recording of this webinar
Cover it in orientation process
Topic for safety meetings
Remind and refresh each fall
Coffee room chat
Provide periodic reminders
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Have an effective journey management process
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What are the no-travel alternatives?
• Online meeting, video conference
• Telephone, conference call
Avoid unnecessary travel
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• Plane
• Ride share
• Bus or taxi
• Walk or cycle
If travel is necessary, what’s the best way to get there?
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1. identify hazards and assess risks
2. implement measures to avoid or minimize exposure
3. build the trip plan
If driving is necessary, apply measures to minimize exposure?
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Free, mobile-friendly journey management tool
15 questions to help prepare the driver and vehicle for the journey ahead
2 integrated tripplan forms
Save and print, or email to supervisor and check-in contact
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Put journey management to work
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Collaborate with othersto identify corridors,
locations
RoadWatchBC
• Citizen science
• South-eastern BC
• Statistically significant
Carcasses
Live Crossings
Live Adjacent
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Take advantage of local knowledge
• Large map outside kitchen
• Accessible
• Employees and contractors could see observation sites, and contribute theirs
BC Hydro Wildlife Tracking
Photo credit: Giles Shearing
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Develop and implement a system – Arrow
• Focus on drivers, environment and equipment
• Management actively contributes and supports
• Provide training, relay information to drivers
• Communication between drivers, managers, supervisors and dispatchers
• Communication – tips, posters, brochures, tailgate meetings, updates
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Develop and implement a system – Arrow
• Run safe equipment – lights, windshields, wipers, bumpers, tires, brakes
• Technology – on-board recorders, dash cams
• Incident review process – learn and share
• Be vigilant, scrub-off as much speed as possible, remain in own travel lane
• Management team and drivers committed to results
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1. WVCs kill thousands of animals, cause human injuries and fatalities and incur significant costs
2. Most WVCs occur on Highways 3, 93, 97, 16Dusk and dawn – 5 am to 8 am, 6 pm to 8 pmAnimals don’t react as humans expect
3. To help prevent WVCs:
• assess driver skills; provide training to build skills
• use effective journey management, TripCheck
• make WVCs part of your safety dialogue
• implement prevention measures
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Summary
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Questions and Discussion
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http://www.bcforestsafe.org/
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