Drive Safe during Harvest
Although fall harvest is ways off, the South Dakota State University Extension is urging motorists to be cautious while sharing the road with farm equipment.
The SDSU Extension office says most farm equipment operating on roadways is traveling at speeds between 15 to 25 mph, and the "slow moving vehicle" emblem on equipment should be an immediate warning to slow down.
The office is reminding motorists that producers operating large farm equipment are not always able to see vehicles sharing the road with them. Motorists are being urged to check for hand signals, turn signals or approaches from producers.
The SDSU Extension specialists say motorists shouldn't assume that if producers slow down and pull to the right, they are doing so to let vehicles pass.
Source: Associated Press
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