Finland: Reflective reindeer antlers aim to stop accidents

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[BenLurkin]

As many as 4,000 reindeer die in traffic accidents every year in Finland, the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute says. Most incidents occur in the dark months of November and December, when roads are prone to becoming icy, the Helsingen Sanomat newspaper reports.

[BenLurkin]

[MeganC]

What I want to know is if the Finns get to keep their roadkill?

[MeshugeMikey]

oh CERTAINLY...seeing an Elk with Glowing Antlers wont cause any PANIC on the roadways...

[thackney]

I guess they couldn't figure out how to make the glowing nose a dominate gene.

In Alaska, some moose have tried to solve this problem on their own with Christmas lights.

(R.I.P. Buzzwinkle)

[GladesGuru]

Reindeer, moose, whatever - what about the vehicles and drivers?

[b4its2late]

Something in the paint will end up killing even more than the roads will.

[BenLurkin]

911 Call : I need a Bambalance (NSFW language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7AB9rzIJPM

[DannyTN]

A reflective moose once bit my sister.

[Tax-chick]

Maybe, but at least it won’t kill as many motorists.

[Augie]

Well I guess that’s what you get for letting reindeer get behind the wheel...

[TurboZamboni]

Hope those are LED lights.

The others make the moose’s carbon hoofprint too large.

[b4its2late]

One would hope.

[SpinnerWebb]

Finland, Finland, Finland
That’s the country for me!

Finland is the country vhere ve dance
Finland is the country vhere ve play
Here in Finland reindeer glowing ven dey prance
In traditional Scandinavian vay!

[defconw]

Just how are they going to round up all these raindeer? Raindeer shed their antlers. This is not going to work at all. But at least this is one scheme we don't have to pay for.

[Red Badger]

Wouldn’t it be easier to spray paint the whole deer?...................

[DJ MacWoW]

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[NormsRevenge]

I yust hope dey recover da meat.. make yummy sausages and steaks.. yaaa.

[wildbill]

They’ll have to catch and release to apply the reflective stuff.

Why not paint a reflective target on the sides as well for the hunters?

[Zeppo]

This is simply common sense.

Kinda like requiring Michael Moore to wear a “Wide Load” warning sign when he travels in public.