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Birds sense speed limits on roads: study

To: "'John Leonard'" <>, "'Birding-aus'" <>
Subject: Birds sense speed limits on roads: study
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:38:54 +0930
Around here I reckon it's the cyclists who never get out of the way. Must
admit they dent my car though.

T.

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Magpies in our area seem to have a complete contempt for cyclists and never
get out of the way, it's always the cyclists who have to cycle round them.

John Leonard

On 23 August 2013 10:34, Sonja Ross <> wrote:

> 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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