Attention drivers: Rehwild on Bremen's streets ensures danger!

Attention drivers: Rehwild on Bremen's streets ensures danger!

in Bremen, the dangers for road users increase by roe deer, since the brunft time of the deer is imminent from mid -July to the end of August. The city hunter Richard Onesseit urgently warns of increasing game changes and accidents that have already happened. The Ritterhuder Heerstraße, Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße in Horn-Lehe and several places in Bremen-Nord, where collisions have already occurred with deer, are particularly critical streets. This indicates [Weser-Kurier] (https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/brunftiges-rehwild-fahren-fuer-und-tier-auf-strassen-strassen-docyqypizeu

The problem usually occurs outside of the 36 hunting grounds or pacified areas, which increases the risk of drivers. The police usually inform the hunting tenants about such incidents in order to create a better understanding of the endangered areas. Roads with trees and bushes that serve as the passage for deer are particularly at risk. Schleich paths such as the Fahrwiesenweg are also dangerous, since animals are often run over and left.

Special features of the roe deer

In Bremen, the deer inventory is estimated at around 800 to 1000 animals. In the past hunting year, around 540 deer were killed or killed by traffic accidents. These figures illustrate that young goats that were born last year are a source of danger because they often get on the streets. Especially in the period before the mating, deer tend to come together and switch over the lanes. The danger increases especially in the early morning and in the evening at dusk, where the risk of clashes is greatest. Drivers should also be particularly vigilant during the day.

An increase in the deer inventory was observed after the flood in winter 2023/2024 when many animals fled into the city. The fawns, which are only born after almost a year of wear, for example from May, represent another dileman situation: they will only be able to occur unexpectedly on the following year.

Statistical data on game accidents

statistics show that roe deer is involved in almost half of all game accidents, and in the most dangerous months of April and May the clashes are the most common. According to Jagdverband, the most critical periods are between 6 and 8 a.m. Almost a quarter of all deer that die in traffic come to an end in these two months. Dawn offers protection against predators for deer, but not from rush hour traffic, which makes the situation even more complicated.

According to the evaluations of Tierfund-Kadastaster, most wildlife mergers are also recorded in Germany between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. It is therefore all the more important that drivers are particularly vigilant and adapt to the conditions. Spring pulls deer on food searches near streets, which increases the risk of accidents.

In the face of these warnings, drivers should not only rely on the markings on the streets, but also actively pay attention to the environment to avoid accidents. The time change at the end of March means that rush hour traffic often falls into dusk, which further heats up the danger situation. Simple precautions can make a big difference here.