Gavin Hellier / Typical yellow taxis below skyscrapers along Sixth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA, 2009. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Road heading towards Atlas mountains and through the town of Quarzazate, Morocco, 2011. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Sheikh Zayed Rd, traffic and new high rise buildings along Dubai's main road, United Arab Emirates 2011. No release available.

Staffan Widstrand / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) male tusker walking down road photographed from vehicle, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Nick Upton / Double decker bus passing peeling bark of pollution resistant London Plane Tree (Platanus x hispanica), Euston Road, London, UK, May. 2012. No release available.

Pete Oxford / Vintage car on road in Havana, capital of Cuba, Caribbean 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) about to cross busy road, Richmond Park, London, UK, September

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) crossing busy road, Richmond Park, London, UK, September

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Truck carrying large section of gas pipe on a winter road near the Yurharovo gas field. Noviy Urengoi, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Philippe Clement / Wide middle strip / central reservation between roads made into a garden with flowering Cherry (Prunus) trees and water feature, Ghent, Belgium. April 2011.

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting in middle of snow covered road as a car approaches. Vosges, France, December.

Jeff Vanuga / Volkswagon driving through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California, USA, May, Model released

Simon Colmer / Wildflowers, including Poppies (Papaver) flowering, planted in central reservation / road verge, Brighton, Sussex, UK, June 2010

John Waters / Hand-reared Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) being trained to fly alongside a car at Weson airfield by Lloyd and Rose Buck for filming purposes. Somerset, UK, January 2011.

Juergen Freund / Researchers Guido and Katja Westhoff catching a highly venomous Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) found 10 minutes into their group's evening road collection. The death adder ranks 9th out...

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets beside road in the Grunewald forest, Berlin, Germany, March

Florian Möllers / European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) near busy road, Haselhorst, Berlin, Germany, June 2008

Florian Möllers / Young European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) near busy road, Haselhorst, Berlin, Germany, June 2008

Solvin Zankl / Military Orchid (Orchis militaris) flowering on side of road with light trails from cars, Germany

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on grass near busy road, Paris, France. April.

Peter Lewis / Light trails from a passing vehicle in the Laerdalstunnelen road tunnel, the longest of its type in the world. Norway, Europe. June 2009

Gerrit Vyn / Dead Barn Owl (Tyto alba) on road, Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas, USA, April.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Dead snake on a road, probably a Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis) or a Western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) with a car driving past, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Shattil & Rozinski / Large flock of Red winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) flying across road, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Jouan & Rius / Road inside Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Road inside Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia

Jose B. Ruiz / Dead goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) trapped in radiator grill of truck, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Dead goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) trapped in radiator grill of truck, Alicante, Spain

Tony Heald / Bengal tiger [Panthera tigris tigris] crossing road in front of watching tourists, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India, March

Tony Heald / Tiger {Panthera tigris} crossing road in front of tourist vehicles, Bandhavgarh NP, India.

David Tipling / Reindeer road casualty {Rangifer tarandus} Norway

Jason Venus / Western diamondback rattlesnake {Crotalus atrox} in road at night. BBC Incredible Journeys. Road in the path of snake's migratory route across the Sonoran Desert, Arizona USA. Many killed on road.

Asgeir Helgestad / Badger road kill {Meles meles} Sweden

Gavin Hellier / Traffic congestion at night at the Clock Tower roundabout on Al-Maktoum Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2011

Gavin Hellier / View along the main road, Front Street, in Hamilton, Bermuda 2007

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view at dusk over the modern Skyscrapers along Sheikh Zayed Road looking towards the Burj Kalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2011

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view at dusk over the modern Skyscrapers along Sheikh Zayed Road looking towards the Burj Kalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2011

Gavin Hellier / Sheikh Zayed Rd at dusk with traffic and new high rise buildings along Dubai's main road, United Arab Emirates 2011

Gavin Hellier / Sheikh Zayed Rd at dusk with traffic and new high rise buildings along Dubai's main road, United Arab Emirates, 2011

Gavin Hellier / Colourful Taxi cabs on Ploenchit Road, Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the busy road system in Bangkok, Thailand, 2010

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the busy road system in Bangkok, Thailand, 2010

Jabruson / Road construction through rainforest. Graders clear the surface to a newly constructed road as the rainy season breaks. Lope National Park to Libreville highway. Gabon, January 2009

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) troop on road with tourist traffic, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) dead on the side of the road, Islay, Scotland, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Vehicles belonging to Safari tour operator Velebit Photo Safaris on road in Paklenica National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia June 2012

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Vehicle belonging to Safari tour operator Velebit Photo Safaris on road in Paklenica National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia June 2012

Staffan Widstrand / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) rear view of large male walking down road towards tourist vehicles, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) large male about to come onto road, with vehicle in front, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) male tusker walking down road viewed from vehicle, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Adrian Davies / Danish scurvy grass (Cochlearia danica) growing on the embankment of a road. Scurvy grass is normally limited to coastal habitats and has extended its range recently, Surrey, England, UK, April.

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) crossing road infront of a truck, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) crossing road in front of a truck, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, January

Gary K. Smith / Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) and Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flowering in verge beside main road, Norfolk, UK, July

Mark Carwardine / Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol stopping and searching people on forest road, 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorksy, Russian Far East, October 2005

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult female, approximately 10-14 months old, crosses road while being photographed by tourists. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) 11 year adult male crossing forest road between vehicles with people watching. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex. No release available.

Richard Du Toit / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd crossing road near tourist vehicles, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Christophe Courteau / Lorry / truck on a gravel road to palm tree oil plantations close to the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Oriol Alamany / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing in road with tourist cars, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Oriol Alamany / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) crossing a road between tourist cars, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September 2008.

Eric Medard / Little owl (Athene noctua) dead on the road with cars behind, France

Mark Payne-Gill / Barn owl (Tyto alba) adult road kill, Devon, UK, September

Mark Payne-Gill / Barn owl (Tyto alba) adult road kill, Devon, UK, September

Nick Upton / Busy traffic passing peeling bark of pollution resistant London Plane Tree (Platanus x hispanica), Euston Road, London, UK, May. 2012

Nick Upton / Double decker bus passing peeling bark of pollution resistant London Plane Tree (Platanus x hispanica), Euston Road, London, UK, May. 2012

Brent Stephenson / Bull African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking along road as a vehicle overtakes him. Kruger National Park, South Africa, January.

Dave Watts / Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) adult male crossing road near road warning sign, World Heritage National Park rainforest of the Wet Tropics, north Queensland, Australia, digital composite

Dave Watts / Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) adult male crossing road near road warning sign, World Heritage National Park rainforest of the Wet Tropics, north Queensland, Australia, digital composite

Shibai Xiao / Chinese / Asisa cobra (Naja naja) being sold by local people along country road, Nationan Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China, January 2007.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Barn owl (Tyto alba) flying across road, Norfolk, England, UK, February

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking down road amongst cars, Bristol, UK, January. Did you know? In some cities such as London there may be as many as 28 foxes per square mile!

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on road in front of car, Bristol, UK, January

Roland Seitre / Road sign warning road-users to slow down in areas where Colobus Monkeys live. Ukunda, Diani Beach, Kenya.

Roland Seitre / Primate Conservation Research and Rescue rangers constructing a rope bridge, so Colobus Monkeys can cross the road safely. Ukunda, Diani Beach, Kenya.

Dave Watts / Mammal crossings built across major road (Palmerston Highway) through Wooroonooran National Park, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia, November 2010

Dave Watts / Mammal crossings built across major road (Palmerston Highway) through Wooroonooran National Park, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia, November 2010

Roland Seitre / Vehicle crossing ford in flooded road on conservation survey of the Critically endangered Blue throated / Wagler's macaw (Ara glaucogularis) Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia, January 2008

Roland Seitre / Car passing along road through large herd of cattle, Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia, January 2008

Roland Seitre / Conservation officers on muddy road during survey of Blue throated / Wagler's macaw (Ara glaucogularis) Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia, Critically endangered species, January 2008.

Loic Poidevin / People travelling in cattle carts along sandy road, lined by Baobab trees, Monrondava, Madagascar 2008.

Sandesh Kadur / Indian spotted chevrotain / Mouse deer (Moschiola indica) road kill, Western Ghats, Southern India

Sandesh Kadur / An elephant road warning sign. Many roads were first built roughly following the well-worn pathways of migrating elephants. Today, numerous highways laden with lorries crisscross these ancient migrato...

Tony Phelps / Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) adult male crossing road with tortoise traffic warning sign and car passing on Route 62 near Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) adult male crossing road with tortoise traffic warning sign and car passing on Route 62 near Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Vintage car on road in Havana, capital of Cuba, Caribbean 2011

Ann & Steve Toon / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) road traffic warning sign in the buffer zone of Kielder Forest red squirrel reserve area, Northumberland, UK, July 2011.

Michael W. Richards / Camel carts and motor transport share the road, Rajasthan, India, 2005

Michael W. Richards / Domestic cow transported in back of cart on main road, Maharastra, India, 2005

Michael W. Richards / Motorbikes on busy main road in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 2005

Dave Watts / Koala road crossing warning sign, Southern Australia

Dave Watts / Wombat road crossing warning sign, Southern Australia

Michael W. Richards / Dangerously overloaded lorry overtakes on main road, Rajasthan, India

Michael W. Richards / Cyclist hitching free ride behind truck carrying bricks on road, Karnataka, Southern India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) walking along road in traffic, New Delhi near the airport, India

Fabrice Cahez / European hare (Lepus europaeus) on road with car approaching, Vosges, France, April