When it comes to kangaroos in Australia, what is your first impression?
But apart from the zoo, I believe most Australian urbanites see the most kangaroos like this. .
It's like this
It's like this
In the eyes of the locals, the title of "traffic accident maker" is absolutely worthy of these guys. I don't know how many kangaroos fall under the wheel every day in Australia, but as long as they leave the city, I know that the number of kangaroos can be seen every few kilometers from the roadside. Kangaroos and Emu,(a big bird that looks like an ostrich and can't fly) are unique to Australia and two animals on the Australians national emblem. They are famous for "only going forward and not going back ", and frank Australians often use this" never looking back "quality as a symbol of their own spirit. But it is because of the low IQ of kangaroos that thousands of kangaroos die every year under the human wheel. At the same time, people who dare to collide with them pay the price of massive bleeding and contribute their lives to the prosperity of the Australian car repair industry.
Below, as an old driver who travels more than 200000 kilometers in Australia, I share my experience of how to stay as far away from kangaroo accidents in Australia as possible.
Be familiar with Australian traffic rules before driving, especially for self-driving drivers who come to travel. This is a heavy, unfamiliar traffic rules on the road, is not responsible for others and their own
In urban areas, street lights or closed roads are safe, and the likelihood of meeting kangaroos is almost zero; but when out of urban areas, almost all roads are closed, the chance of meeting kangaroos is greatly improved, especially when you see the following sign, which indicates that kangaroos are active for the next 10 kilometers. Drivers must be highly focused
Try to avoid driving night cars, kangaroos are nocturnal animals, the probability of nocturnal occurrence is much higher than during the day, the most active time is just dark or soon to light, and night kangaroo eyes are even worse, seems to have a certain degree of phototaxis, attracted by car lights will often make moths, in addition, Australian government and insurance companies do not recommend drivers to take the night road, many insurance companies in rural areas (Rural Area) accident claims;
If you have to drive the night road, be sure to turn on the lights (turn off when you meet the car). When driving at night, keep your attention high and focus on the position of about 200 meters in front of the car. Pay special attention to both sides of the road. Besides, to reduce the speed, according to the author's experience, the speed of driving at night is controlled within 90 kilometers as far as possible, and when driving on the unsealed dirt road (Unsealed Road), the braking capacity of the vehicle is obviously insufficient compared with that on the highway, and improper braking is more likely to cause runaway. Please reduce the speed to less than 70 kilometers;
If you see a kangaroo or other animal, no matter where it appears on your left-hand side of the road, right-hand side of the road, or in the driveway, whenever you see it, first look up at the rearview mirror in the car to see if there is a car behind you, then don't hesitate, immediately step on the speed to 60 km / h, but do n' t hit the brakes, don't change the direction, this is generally not the case; Even if you do n' t stop and hit, the vehicle loss will not be very large. Don't think that kangaroos on the other side of the road or even farther, no impact on their own without slowing down, believe me, it will be in front of your car will jump, and your front or body to a close contact;
If you hit a kangaroo, pull the car to the side of the road with safety, and then move the hit kangaroo to the side of the road to avoid any impact on subsequent vehicles; dead kangaroos can be ignored and do not need to report to the government department, but if the kangaroo is still alive, it is best to take out the kangaroo carefully and send it to a special animal adoption agency; if the vehicle is damaged, report it to the insurance company in time, but as mentioned earlier, if it is in the countryside at night, the insurance company is likely not to settle the claim;
After processing, check the condition of the vehicle, if it does not affect the driving, then can continue on the road; and the vehicle has been unable to drive, or damage to lights may seriously affect the safety of driving damage, then do not risk driving, find a way to find rescue; if there is a mobile phone signal, you can call Australia Road Rescue phone 13111111 for rescue; the worst is that the car can not drive, there is no mobile phone signal, then the only thing you can do is to find a way to stop the passing vehicle, let the driver take you to the signal town for rescue, Australians are still very enthusiastic, do not worry that no one will help you; Remember to write down the approximate location of the vehicle to facilitate the return search;
If you are your own car and often go far, consider installing a collision rod in front of the car.
Many Australian car owners wear anti-collision bars in front of their cars to minimize vehicle damage in case of a kangaroo
