Spring Wildlife: Expect the Unexpected
Spring brings increased wildlife activity, particularly among young animals. Their unpredictable behaviour creates additional risk on rural and semi-rural roads.
Mark Nolan is a journalist, radio presenter, and educator based in Spain. He creates content across projects including N332, Trafford and Friends, Riley’s Road, and Mad Black Cat, turning complex ideas in safety, learning, and communication into everyday understanding.
With roots in marketing, transport, and media, Mark blends storytelling with practical education to make important topics both clear and memorable.
Spring brings increased wildlife activity, particularly among young animals. Their unpredictable behaviour creates additional risk on rural and semi-rural roads.
Modern vehicles are comfortable, quiet, and stable, which can make speed feel less noticeable. This false sense of control often leads drivers to underestimate the real risk.
This month’s N332 podcast explores speed awareness across Europe, spring driving hazards, and what drivers in Spain should expect as we move towards a busy summer season. Listen now.
Speed is not just about how fast a vehicle travels. It directly affects how much time a driver has to react, decide, and stop. Even small increases in speed reduce that time significantly.
On roads outside towns and cities in Spain, one of the most common types of serious collision involves vehicles leaving the carriageway. In many cases, inappropriate speed plays a key role.
Spring marks the return of increased tourism across Spain. More drivers unfamiliar with local roads, vehicles, and rules means greater unpredictability — and a greater need for patience from everyone.