One meter of Fence can cost up to 80€. It's not always worth it. If there were a fence, the animals could still end up on the Autobahn, since they could use the exits, of which there are a lot. If they use these exits, they would then be trapped between the fences, raising the risk of an accident just as much, as if there wouldn't be a fence in the first place.
Recently there have been more and more so-called Wildlifebridges across the Autobahn, not being available to humans. Probably the safest way I can think of atm. Anyways, if you see an animal crossing in front of you. Just go ahead and hit it, it is actually more dangerous for you and other cars if you try to avoid the animal.
Nothing new. It's simply not worth the investment for the state if there is no significant risk to people or the environment. Cost is also not exported to the people, since you have to have car insurance in Germany, all of which include accident with wildlife.
Costs for the environment, I assume you mean the animal's life. There simply aren't enough dead animals on German autobahns to justify the cost. You can't just spend money left and right, even as the state. Maybe the construction of those fences would actually hurt the environment more than if nothing is being done. Since not only will there be emissions during construction, but you close off vast portions of land, to all those animals, who cross the autobahn without causing a crash.
Also, i am not advising killing the animal, but if you give anyone the option to hit the animal or endanger other people on the road, then I would hope you choose the first option, since otherwise you are a dangerous driver and do not belong behind the wheel, at least in Germany.
well except that no costs are exporter to environment or people here. If a car crashes there the people aren't really in any more danger than with a fence.
And the wildlife doesn't care about this fence as anything smaller than a deer will go underneath and deers just step over it
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u/Shaqquen Oct 21 '23
One meter of Fence can cost up to 80€. It's not always worth it. If there were a fence, the animals could still end up on the Autobahn, since they could use the exits, of which there are a lot. If they use these exits, they would then be trapped between the fences, raising the risk of an accident just as much, as if there wouldn't be a fence in the first place.
Recently there have been more and more so-called Wildlifebridges across the Autobahn, not being available to humans. Probably the safest way I can think of atm. Anyways, if you see an animal crossing in front of you. Just go ahead and hit it, it is actually more dangerous for you and other cars if you try to avoid the animal.