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Reducing WVC in South Dakota

Cramer, P., J. Kintsch, K. Gunson, F. Shilling, M. Kenner and C. Chapman. 2016. Reducing WVC in South Dakota. Study SD2014-03 Final Report to South Dakota Department of Transportation. 253 pages.

This research examined the extent of the WVC challenge in South Dakota through: analyses of South Dakota Department of Public Safety (SDDPS) crash data, South Dakota DOT (SDDOT) and South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (SDGFP) wildlife carcass data, Tribal reservations’ data, mapping, and a review of how data are collected and shared. There was an annual average of 4,696 WVC crashes reported to the SDDPS from 2004 through 2013. At an average value of $17,343 per property damage only crash, and greater costs for human injury and fatal crashes, the total cost to the South Dakota public exceeded $107.9 million annually. There are also ecological costs.

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