Your chances of hitting a deer are greater than ever
The Atlanta Journal Constitution took a hard look at just how bad deer vehicle collisions have become in the North Atlanta area.
βFor 2013-14, the chance of hitting one of these animals in Georgia was 1 in 134, ranking the state 21st nationwide.
But for 2014-2015, Georgia moved up two spots, with a driver's chance of a collision rising to 1 in 128. That's a 4.7 percent increase.
If you live in Gwinnett, you need to be extra careful.
Gwinnett led the metro area in the number of deer-vehicle collisions, with 1,082 reported from 2012 through August 2014.β