POV
Insurance's Thoughts-
Musselman HS-Rickman
11/4/2011
The Deer population in the Eastern Panhandle of
West Virginia has been growing rapidly
over the past thirty years. Think about how many
people you know have been in an
automobile accident due to the fact that they hit a
Deer or came into contact with a Deer,
and it caused some sort of accident. The insurance
companies are the ones that take the
"hit" from these auto accidents; they are the ones
that pay for it. Insurance Companies
such as "Geico" "State Farm" and "USAA Auto
Insurance" pay an average of $2,800 to
$10,000 per Deer related accident. That's a lot of
money they spend JUST on Deer
related accidents alone. This will not only cost
them but it will also cost YOU. After a car
accident your insurance will usually go up in cost.
The amount of money that you pay extra
depends on a lot of things such as age, sex,
relationship status, and the company you are
insured with. So think, should you have to pay more
money for car insurance then you
already do because a Deer jumps in front of you? No
you shouldn't the percentage of
Deer related accidents will only increase as the
amount of Deer in our area increase. Think
more Deer higher chance to come into contact with
one while driving, which has the
possibility of causing an accident. 45 DPS or "Deer
per square mile" is the amount of Deer
we have in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
The average or "normal" DPS is about
twenty. As you can tell we are way over the normal
average. This causes land to be
destroyed, such as houses, store buildings, parks,
and other public property. If the land is
destroyed enough to where it causes permanent
damage, which is something else Insurance
Companies have to pay for. All of these things I
have described and elaborated to you are
things that happen every day due to the increasing
Deer population, and unless something
happens to slow it down. We will be seeing a lot
more Auto Accidents, and Property
Destruction. There are a few ways I think we can
solve this problem such as number one
decreasing Deer population. Number two when building
roads try to keep them farther
away from forest and areas with a lot of
wilderness. These two things alone would
decrease the amount of money insurances spend on
Auto Accidents, and Property
Destruction by a pretty good percentage.
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Thoughtful Discussion
From:
Black Attack - farmer - MslSt
Ask
11/15/2011
8:13:00 AM
I agree with your idea about moving the roads away from
forest areas. However,
this does not restrict the deer from getting close to
these roads. Fencing around
roads would also be effective, what do you think?
Response
Insurance's Thoughts - Insurance Company - MslRk
11/18/2011
9:39:00 AM
I agree that fencing roads would be a great idea, the
only problem with that is
number one the cost would be extravagant, and the other
problem is that doing
this would cause a lot of problems when work is needed
and it takes a lot more
work/effort/time because the fences are in the way
