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Penn · 10-06-2006, 10:49 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...ers-deer_x.htm

Several states plan to test roadside sensor systems that can detect large animals and warn drivers in a bid to reduce sometimes-deadly collisions between motor vehicles and deer, moose and other wildlife.

One system, developed by Sensor Technologies and Systems (STS) in Scottsdale, Ariz., uses transmitters and microwave radio signals along a 1-mile stretch of U.S. 191 in Yellowstone. When a large animal crosses a signal's beam, beacons flash on top of signs to warn motorists they could encounter wildlife.

New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada are preparing to use this system, or ones akin to it.

Could Maryland benefit from this warning device?

10-06-2006, 10:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Penn Dancing Up A Storm Member Since: Aug 2002 Location: Great Mills Posts: 15,795	Detecting Deer in the West http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...ers-deer_x.htm Several states plan to test roadside sensor systems that can detect large animals and warn drivers in a bid to reduce sometimes-deadly collisions between motor vehicles and deer, moose and other wildlife. One system, developed by Sensor Technologies and Systems (STS) in Scottsdale, Ariz., uses transmitters and microwave radio signals along a 1-mile stretch of U.S. 191 in Yellowstone. When a large animal crosses a signal's beam, beacons flash on top of signs to warn motorists they could encounter wildlife. New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada are preparing to use this system, or ones akin to it. Could Maryland benefit from this warning device?
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