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October 1, 2008

Colorado tests system to stop car-animal crashes

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado highway planners are testing a high-tech way to prevent drivers from colliding with deer and elk.

The Colorado Department of Transportation launched a new wildlife detection system Tuesday along a stretch of U.S. 160 east of Durango, where CDOT says an average of 70 percent of all reported collisions involve wild animals.


 
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