Birds know road speed limits

Crows, house sparrows and other species judge when to flee the asphalt by average traffic rates rather than an oncoming car's speed

SLOW DOWN  Birds that hang out on roads may rely on the speed  limit to judge when to flee instead of checking how fast an oncoming car is moving, a new study finds.

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Highway-savvy birds don’t read road signs but they may pay more attention to speed limits than some human drivers do.