Re: Re: Tractor Rear Lighting

Posted by Near Miss on June 10, 2004 at 13:44:41 from (65.167.186.134):

In Reply to: Re: Tractor Rear Lighting posted by nebraska cowman on June 10, 2004 at 11:43:24:

I started the discussion and am very aware of slow
moving objects here in farm country. I drove country
roads day and night with old time narrow implements
and loads of hay (as a teenager). I feel not very good
about the fact that I never even considered a white rear
lighted tractor, possibly in my lane. We were NOT on
the interstate, but both approaching the overpass to
cross that road. My vision is at or above average
according to testing. Most tractor drivers today have all
kinds of flashing lights, thankfully. The tractor had a cab
but the flashers were not on. Another incident yesterday
also gave me pause: a Chevy pickup coming toward
me moved to t he center of the two lane bridge as I
approached, and I immediately slowed down to let him
cross the bridge first (fairly long one). I thought it might
be a gravity wagon or anhydrous tank wagons he was
pulling and he wanted to be careful. OK by me, my time
is not that precious, I can wait. But upon meeting him
off the bridge, I was surprised to see a folded up field
cultivator a nice blue one that took up the whole lane
and then some. I had on dark glasses to cut the cloudy
day sky glare and those glasses all but made the blue
disappear from that implement which I would have
normally seen 1/2 mile away. If only the the outer ends
of the non folded part (near the hinge) had some high
visibility white or other paint, I might have seen his
towed load was much wider than his pickup. If you
have stayed with me this far, I am not at all criticizing
the farmer, but am sharing with all the need to aware
that what you put on the road may not seem to be
threatening to others. I anticipate approaching wide
loads, noticing if they have mail boxes or other things to
clear, needing my lane.....and I gladly give it to them.

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