March 29, 2024

Use caution during harvest

Harvest time has arrived. To drivers this means there will be large slow moving equipment on the roadways.

Some of this equipment can be oversized and traveling well below the posted speed limit. Drivers need to exercise caution and slow down when near these vehicles. All vehicles have to obey the traffic laws — even farm equipment has to stop at stop signs and yield at yield signs. If the implement of husbandry has turn signals, they need to be used. Farm equipment should have a slow moving sign on the back of the equipment. At night, it should have lights to the front and rear. Be sure to watch those field drives, too.

Drivers finding themselves behind farm implements should not tailgate and allow extra space. Do not pass in a no-passing zone. The traffic laws pertain to everyone on the road.

Drive defensively and be prepared for anything. When you come around that curve or over the hill there could be implement of husbandry in the roadway. Driving is the number one job when behind the wheel, whether you’re driving farm equipment or your personal vehicle. Slow down, put the cell-phone away, buckle up and drive safely.