Roadkill is a wild animal that have been killed by collision with motor vehicles. Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) have increasingly been the topic of academic research to understand the causes, and how they can be mitigated.
The battered remains of a roadkilled deer on Route 170/Okatie Highway by the Chechessee River in South Carolina, US
Wide-ranging large carnivores like this bear are particularly vulnerable to becoming roadkill.
Roadkill caracal in Afedena (exclosure), Ethiopia
Mountain goats used to cross US Route 2 to reach a salt lick on the other side of the canyon. Now they can get there via rocky passageways underneath these bridges, shielded from view by tree cover and the steep hillside.
A bullbar or push bumper is a device installed on the front of a vehicle to protect its front from collisions, whether an accidental collision with a large animal in rural roads, or an intentional collision by police with another vehicle. They vary considerably in size and form, and are normally composed of welded steel or aluminium tubing, or, more recently, moulded polycarbonate and polyethylene materials. The "bull" in the name refers to cattle, which in rural areas sometimes roam onto rural roads and highways.
A bullbar on a Land Rover Discovery fitted with spotlights and a sand flag.
Push bar of a police car in Abu Dhabi, used to move stranded vehicles out of the way
Bull bar on a semi tractor
Fully integrated roo bar fitted to a Holden Rodeo ute operated by the Western Australian Police Service
