Moose and other wildlife crossing train tracks can cause accidents in train traffic. In Trollhättan, a research project is underway, testing three new types of "crossing points" for wild animals. Researchers have tested different sounds, such as human voices, whistling, and guitar solos, to scare away animals from the tracks when a train is approaching, reports TTELA.
What has worked best is human voices and whistling.
Camera footage from the so-called talking fauna passages shows how animals leave the tracks before the train arrives when the warning is activated several times a week.
It's no use warning train drivers, because they can't do anything anyway if they have a moose on the track. They have a stopping distance of about one kilometer. So we have to scare away the animals instead, says researcher Mattias Olsson to the newspaper.
