December 25, 2024

We’ve all been there. You get behind a slow moving tractor or other farm implement on the highway. When is it safe to pass? This week is Farm Safety Week and since we live in an agriculture community, it’s important to know some safety tips. In this area, collisions with farm vehicles are very common, particularly rear end collisions because farm vehicles move slower than our cars and trucks. USDA’s Mike Staton has some tips to avoid those crashes:

He adds that drivers need to be aware of farm vehicles making left hand turns and realize there may not be a turn signal.

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