IARN — Harvest season is in full swing which means more and more heavy equipment is going to be out on the same roads as vehicle traffic. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is urging the traveling public to be cautious and patient.
A recent study from the University of Iowa Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health found that higher speed roads, and roads with limited visibility such as narrow, hilly, or curvy roads have a higher instance of traffic accidents between motor vehicles and farm equipment. The study also found that 30-percent of these accidents occurred in urban zip-codes. And given the size and nature of the equipment out there, these accidents can cause serious injuries.
Curt Blades, senior vice president of ag services for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, offers three simple tips for drivers on rural and other farm-adjacent roads to keep themselves safe.
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