NFSHW24: Sharing the Road, Agricultural Equipment and the Driving Public

Summary: A collision between agriculture equipment and a passenger vehicles on a roadway often result in serious injury or fatalities. Ag equipment is much larger and heavier than personal vehicles.  As agriculture changes, even in rural areas, there are fewer residents that are familiar with ag equipment and may not have an understanding how the equipment on the roadway can affect them.  A decision to pass, follow closely, or failure to provide space when meeting equipment on a two-lane road can have consequences.  Furthermore, as metropolitan areas expand further into agriculture communities, farmers will meet even more personal vehicles in places they are not expecting them that are not aware of the precautions that they need to take when meeting or passing ag equipment.  Farmers also have responsibility when driving on rural roadways, they need to be aware of vehicles around them, how much of the road they are taking up, and that they are using the equipment’s lighting and signage properly. This webinar is to provide an understanding of where the interaction between agriculture machines and non-rural traffic is occurring, what are some of the more common types of incidents that are occurring, and what resources are available to reduce ag equipment and regular vehicle incidents. 

Intended Audience:  Driving public, producers, and ag service providers 

Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…

1. Types of roadway incidents involving ag equipment that occur 
2. Where many of these incidents occur 
3. The lighting and marking available on modern agricultural equipment 
4. What resources are available to help producers be seen on roadways. 

Presenter: Ed Brokesh, PhD, MBA, BS Ag Engineering
Assistant Professor, Carl and Melinda Helwig Bio and Ag Engineering Department, Kansas State University 

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