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International Conference on Ecology and Transportation16 - 19 Sept. 2014, Malmö, Sweden

A new LIFE Project for thedevelopment of an innovativesystem to prevent road kills in

central ItalyAnnette Mertens & Simone Ricci, Umbria Regional Government

Foto: Luisa VielmiInternational Conference on Ecology and Transportation

16 - 19 Sept. 2014, Malmö, Sweden


LIFE STRADEDemostration of a system for the management and reduction of traffic collisions

with wildlifeLIFE11BIO/IT/072

Budget: 1,978,917 €Duration: 01.01.2013 – 31.03.2017

Objectives:- the implementation and large-scale demonstration of a newly developedsophisticated system that simultaneously warns drivers and deters wildlifefrom crossing roads in critical moments, in an interactive way;- the development and large-scale demonstration of an integratedmanagement protocol.


Umbria RegionTerni Province

Perugia Province

Tuscany RegionSiena Province

Grosseto Province

Marche RegionPesaro-Urbino Province

Project area


General Overview – Number of Claims

Total number of claimed accidents = 8454

91,31% of the cases: ungulatesUnrecorded data include many Natura 2000 species & threatened species

PROVINCETIME

PERIOD ACCIDENTSLENGTH OFROADS (Km)

SURFACE(Km2)

ACCIDENTS/Km2

PG 1986/2012 2658 2735 6334 0,42TR 1989/2012 417 892 2122 0,19GR 2007/2012 388 1820 4504 0,08SI 2004/2012 1569 1683 3821 0,41PU 2004/2012 3422 1644 2564 1,33


Common monitoringand construction ofgeodatabase

Development ofmonitoring andmanagement protocol

Testing of an innovativeprevention system

Awareness raising

Inadequate prevention systems

Inadequate driving behaviour

Insufficient knowledge of thephenomenon: nr. of road kills,distribution, no common databasesetc.

Lack of clear regulations andprocedures in the responsibleauthorities

Causes of the problem Planned actions


The functioning of the interactive road kill preventionsystem

3 devices will to be installed in each Province = 15


Rischio alto

Rischio medio

Rischio basso

Strade monitorate

Selection of sitesIdentification of most critical roadtracks


Selection of sitesUse of camera traps


Selection of sitesIdentification of wildlife trails and tracks


Selection of sitesInitial experimentation on two road tracks in Grosseto and Terni Provinces


The functioning of the road kill prevention system


Infrared sensor, emission of astraight infrared rayCoverage: 100 meters;Angle: 5°Advantage:Long distanceDisadvantage: No continuousdetection

Infrared cameraCoverage : 30 metersAngle: 130°Advantage: Obtains imagesDisadvantage: High powerconsumption; False allarms

A couple of infrared wide-anglesensorsPowering: Solar panelCoverage : 20 metersAngle: 90° each sensorAdvantage: Continuous detectionDisadvantage: 20 meters

Technical detailsSensors for the identification of the presence of animals


3 pairs of wide-angle infrared sensors on each roadsideCovering ~ 120 mt.

Technical details


Technical details:Installation of the control panel:- Distance between the different components of the system- Providing the necessary energy supply- Codification of signals

Characteristics:

• Programme logic controller• Powering with 12 volt; 21 ah

batteries• Solar panel 50 W• MP3 audio card• Data transfer modem


Technical detailsInstallation of warning panels for drivers, at 200 mt from the control panel

•Batteries: 15 Ah•Solar panel: 30watt; 12 volt•Two alernating flashing lights

• 12 Volt Radar doppler speed control• Step 1: 50 km/h• Step 2: 90 km/h• Coverage: 200 mt• Angle: 11°


Technical detailsScaring devices – Duration of 30 secondsAcoustic scaring devices: 2 x 30 wattMP3 SD audio card


Modem that sends informationabout:

- Charging level of the battery of thecontrol panel

- Activation of the sensors

- Activation of the scaring devices

Technical details


Technical detailsInstallation of information panels


Testing of the functioning of the components


MonitoringInstallation of camera traps to assess the crossing of animals near theprevention system


Preliminary resultsSP: 40 (06/06/2014-10/09/2014)

Presence ofanimals: 310

(64%)Monitoringactivities :60

(12%)

Human activities(e.g. work on

fields): 114 (24%)

CAUSES OF TRIGGERING OF THE PREVENTION SYSTEMN = 484

Triggering of theinfrared sensoronly: 225 (73%)

Triggering of thescaring device: 85

(27%)

TYPES OF ACTIVATION OF THE SYSTEMN = 310

Triggering due to animals: 21.40 – 6.30


Conclusions and future perspectives:Advantages:- No barrier for wildlife- Minor habituation for wildlife and drivers- Provides data about its effectiveness and about risk situations- Might be a good solution for risk hotspots

Disadvantages:- Covers only small areas- Technically demanding

To be tested:- In winter – rain/snow- Under canopy cover- Long-term effectiveness

Future opportunities: Possibility to send data to GPS navigator systems

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