sharing the road farm machinery and motor vehicle safety
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SHARING THE ROADFARM MACHINERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
Learning Objectives
• Understand potential risk factors• Recognize hazardous traffic patterns• Recognize SMV emblem and proper use• Understand local laws and regulations• Appreciate closing time• Identify proper lighting and marking schemes
Potential Risk Factors
• Time of day• Weather • Blind spots• Traffic laws
Hazardous Traffic Pattern
• Patterns• Left turns across traffic
– Trailing motor vehicles attempts to pass
• Swinging wide to the left for right hand turn
• Transporting wide machinery
Action• Pull slowly off to the
side roadways– Pull into driveway
• Travel at slower speeds
• Be patient when following slow moving vehicles
Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) Emblem
• Fluorescent orange triangle with “retro-reflective” borders
• 25 MPH or less• Tractor machinery• Animal- drawn vehicles• Faded, damaged SMV
needs to be replaced
Speed Indicator Symbol (SIS)
•Use in conjunction with SMV•Greater than 25 mph and less than 40 mph•Post for the highest rate speed
Local Laws and Regulations
• SMV required – Visible 1,000 ft. from rear– 2 to 10 ft. from ground– Pointed up
• Lighting and marking required
• Obey all traffic laws and signs as well
Lighting & Marking- Farm Equipment
Lighting & Marking- Buggy
Lighting & Marking- Wagon
Use of Hand Signals
Closure Time
Closing Time
Summary
• Roadways are shared by many modes of transportation.
• Factors such as time of day, weather, blind spots, traffic patterns can lead to traffic accidents.
• Be aware of how to properly mark your equipment so it’s easily identifiable.
• Always follow the local laws and regulations.• Remember, closure time happens in a matter of
seconds!
References:
• Boosting Visibility of Ag Equipment (2008) The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/pdf/AEX_598_08.pdf
• Safety Means Slow-Moving Vehicle. (2006) The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/192/pdf/0192_1_67.pdf
• Lighting and Marking Recommendations for Buggies and Wagons (2009) The Ohio State University. Retrieved from ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/pdf/0596_4.pdf
• Increasing the Visibility of Agricultural Equipment on Public Roadways. (2012) Farm and Ranch eXtension in Safety and Health (FReSH) Community of Practice. Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/65225/increasing-the-visibility-of-agricultural-equipment-on-public-roadways
For More Information
OSU Ag Safety & Health
The Ohio State University
Ag Engineering Building
590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1057
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 614-292-6008
Website: agsafety.osu.edu
This project was supported by the USDA’s National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) Rural Health and Safety Education Grant
Program- grant number 2012-46100-20144.