I think I can answer both those questions, even though I live in the biggest city in Australia!
In most cases, its the vehicle comes off worse in an encounter with a kangaroo -roos are often very heavy animals, and they're bouncing fast and hard when they hit a car. Many a suburban-city dweller, pottering along a country road, has written off their car because they haven't seen the fast-moving projectile coming straight at them in time to swerve or stop. My brother always fitted roo whistles to his vehicles (in the days when he travelled long distances on country roads). He, unlike my city-dwelling friends, has never had the experience of hitting a kangaroo - which would seem to indicate that they do work! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Bev Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can sympathize, as we have a lot of deer, and potential for car accidents with them dashing in front of cars on the highway - I think 'roos travel more quickly than deer though, and you would worry a lot about hitting one, and who would come out the worse, the car or the kangaroo?! But elk don't bounce like kangaroos. I was just wondering if they (roos) would yield to a high pitched whistle such as the deer whistle. bye for now Bev (wondering) in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
