In which months do most deer-vehicle crashes happen in New York?
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A.
Late summer and early fall
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B.
January, February, and March
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C.
June, July, and August
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D.
October, November, and December Correct
The answer is "October, November, and December"
Two-thirds of deer-vehicle crashes happen in October, November, and December, the breeding and heavy-travel season. B is the trap: drivers who think of winter as a single hazard block slide the window forward into January through March, missing that the peak ends before the calendar year does.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Late summer and early fall
Late summer is a low-crash period; the manual pegs the peak to October through December. This answer associates deer activity with any pre-winter period, missing the specific breeding-month window.
B. January, February, and March
The manual pegs the peak at October, November, and December, not the winter months that follow. This answer slides the window into the coldest calendar months, on the habit that winter equals hazard.
C. June, July, and August
Summer is a low period for deer-vehicle crashes; the manual names the autumn breeding months. This answer confuses summer fawning activity with the autumn breeding peak the manual actually names.
This question tests your knowledge of Adverse Conditions in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 10 - How to Avoid Collisions With Deer," p.64..
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