PHOTO: If you are unable to avoid a collision with a kangaroo, wildlife experts advise checking female’s pouches for joeys.
New research by insurance company, AAMI, shows half of the Australian population has had a collision with a kangaroo or other wildlife while driving and alarmingly over 60 per cent of drivers would swerve to miss the animal or slam on the breaks.
Not good practices according to Lachlan Shire Councils’ Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor
“We know one in five crashes in NSW involve an animal,” Ms Suitor said. “There are some common sense ways to avoid running into one like avoiding their active times at dawn and dusk…