In the session of spring and summer, It becomes so common to see farm equipment on public roads. If you belong to a city then it will be difficult for you to manage on the roads of rural areas. You will find the road covered with the tractors, harvesters, and balers. In this time overtaking farm vehicles tend to be extremely dangerous.
It is hard to determine fault in an agriculture equipment accident on public roads. In this article, you will learn how you can save yourself from these road accidents.
Farm Equipment Road Accidents Reasons
Data published by the National Agriculture Safety here are some common causes of farming equipment accidents on public roads
- Slow-moving farm implements
- Distances between farms and fields
- Big farm equipment or machine with wide loads that breach into other lanes
- Poor visibility
- Outdated or poorly maintained farm equipment.
- Road conditions, especially in rural areas like potholes, ditches, wash-outs.
- Missing warning signs, flashers road safety signs.
- Young or inexperienced Handler
- Unsafe driving
How To Preventing Accidents on Public Roads?
Rules are only one thing that should be followed by passenger vehicle drivers and farming equipment operators. Here are some points that a farm equipment driver should follow.
- Check your farming equipment like brakes, lights etc.
- Include all signage, markings, and lights required by law for your type of vehicle (especially slow-moving-vehicle signs)
- Install warning signs on the places where public roads cross your farmland
- When towing equipment, Secure it by the chain.
- Stop and look both directions before entering or leaving a roadway
- Be aware of potentially hazardous road conditions
- Maintain appropriate speeds and drive slow-moving vehicles as far on the right side of the road as possible
- Avoid driving farming equipment on public roads after dark
Hope these points will help you with road safety.
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