Rising Moose Accident Rate Points to Tragic Summer

As today's press release points out, an RCMP physical review now shows a higher moose vehicle accident rate for 2009 and 2010 than previously thought.  The total reported by the RNC and the RCMP for 2010 is close to 800 collisions.

But alarmingly, the statistics show that the moose vehicle collision rate is increasing every year for the last six years.  Most collisions with moose occur in June, July and August, so the trends would seem to tell us to be ready for a tragic summer of moose mayhem.