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Birds sense speed limits on roads: study

To: Peter Shute <>,
Subject: Birds sense speed limits on roads: study
From: Sonja Ross <>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:34:45 +1000
It's an interesting idea.  Maybe some species are better at it than others too 
with some, like galahs, featuring more as road kill, than others, like ravens, 
which are much less common despite both feeding on roadsides.


On 23/08/2013, at 6:31 AM, Peter Shute <> wrote:

> According to this article from today's Age, birds on roads react to according 
> to the average traffic speed rather than actual vehicle speeds, and therefore 
> "strictly enforcing speed limits could reduce bird collisions."
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/drive/-2sceq.html
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> Peter Shute
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