There’s a lot of traffic incidents throughout a normal day. In a year, that number can be mind-boggling. At the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), those numbers are their game. They monitor every detail, from citations to collisions. One particular statistic that sees a sharp hike towards the end of the year, is deer-related traffic collisions. “We think a lot of it probably has to do with the hunting season,” said Rhonda Stricklin, the Associate Director of CAPS. “The deer are trying to hide during the day and they’re moving around at night.”