Rural Road Safety!
With farm season up and running, we are asking everyone to share the road safely.
We would like to share some safety tips if you encounter farm equipment on the roadways.
1. Be patient and yield to wide vehicles. Some of the farm equipment may be wider than the lane of travel.
2. Don't assume the farmer knows you're there. Equipment operators will regularly check if traffic is behind them. However, the driver must spend most of the time looking ahead and the equipment is loud. Please don't assume the driver knows where your vehicle is.
3. Pass with caution. Stan Boshart with Boshart Trucking Inc, wants to remind everyone that the equipment used in this video weighs over 42,000 pounds. When equipment is turning left from the roadway into fields, vehicles often try to pass, which can become extremely dangerous. Please be patient.
By being aware of farm equipment during your travels on rural roads, you can help make the trip safer for both you and Oregon farmers.
For more safety information please visit
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS
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