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Re: I got nailed!!!
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Posted by RodInNS on January 07, 2006 at 11:18:48 from (142.177.84.91):
In Reply to: Re: I got nailed!!! posted by Brad Wright of MO on January 07, 2006 at 10:19:02:
I don't know about the laws where you're at, but around here, if he hit you in that situation, it would've been your fault. You were driving onto a road without exercising proper caution first. Tractors no more have the right of way than a car. For what it's worth, on a straigh gravel road, I'd probably have been doing 70 or 75 if the visibility was good. Lots of people call me crazy too, but at the very least, I'd have been doing 50, which is the speed limit on our secondary roads.
I would agree though, that people do seldom pay enough attention to farm equipment on the road. They just don't look or excercise any judgement or common sense. I've seen people riding 2' behind a wagon loaded with round bales. If one ever did fall off..... bye bye car. You've just got to cover all the bases when running farm equipment on the road, because if you don't, and something does happen, chances are good that you'll get hung unless the situation is so clear cut that you can't be hung.
I'm surprised that Kent didn't get stung for that, because a neighbour of mine had an accident exactly like that a few years ago in a car, had signalled, and was turning in his driveway, and got nailed from behind by a truck pulling out to pass. The old guy that hit him just wasn't paying attention. His car was rolled and written off, and he got the blame. Apperantly, he was supposed to pull off to the right, allow traffic to pass, and then make his turn... or so the pig told him at the time. twas news to me..... The laws just get stranger all the time. Rod
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