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===Intentional collisions=== A study in [[Ontario]], Canada in 1996 found many reptiles killed on portions of the road where vehicle tires do not usually pass over, which led to the inference that some drivers intentionally run over reptiles.<ref name="Ashley 2007"/>{{rp|138}} To verify this hypothesis, research in 2007 found that 2.7% of drivers intentionally hit reptile decoys masquerading as snakes and turtles.<ref name="Ashley 2007"/> Several drivers were seen to speed up when aiming for the decoys.<ref name="Ashley 2007"/>{{rp|142}} Male drivers hit the reptile decoys more often than female drivers.<ref name="Ashley 2007"/>{{rp|140β141}} However, 3.4% of male drivers and 3% of female drivers stopped to rescue the reptile decoys.<ref name="Ashley 2007"/>{{rp|140}}
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