@article{ref1,
title="Traffic education campaigns and animal-vehicle collisions in Brazil",
journal="Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências",
year="2023",
author="Dasoler, Bibiana Terra and Gonçalves, Larissa O.",
volume="95",
number="3",
pages="e20220404-e20220404",
abstract="Educational traffic campaigns aim to alert the population about adoption of behaviors that bring safety and quality in traffic. Animal-vehicle collisions are one of the most visible impacts on roads, and the planning of measures to reduce these collisions is justified for at least three reasons: animal welfare, financial cost, and drivers and passengers' safety. We evaluated whether the impact of animal-vehicle collisions was present in educational traffic campaigns and if campaigns showed any other environmental issues. We analyzed 205 campaigns from state and national traffic departments in Brazil. Although &quot;collision&quot; was the most frequent subject, animal-vehicle collisions only appeared on two campaigns, both portraying domestic animals. The identified environmental issues were &quot;animal-vehicle collision&quot; and &quot;garbage&quot;, and most campaigns did not have an environmental focus. We highlighted some directions to include the subject of wildlife-vehicle collisions in traffic campaigns that could raise public awareness and, ultimately, reduce the impact on humans and animals involved in collisions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-3765",
doi="10.1590/0001-3765202320220404",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202320220404"
}