Farm accident

Link to News Article:

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Dubuque-County-road-closed-after-Jeep-and-tractor-collide-481946381.html

She got away with just a ticket for passing in a no passing zone? Seems awful light to me, especially since it destroyed his tractor and sent him to the hospital in critical condition!

I agree, Joe, the kids these days are idiots. I took my drivers test 4 years ago, and I know hand signals were on it.
Every time I’m on a tractor on a public road, I always use hand signals and always make sure to turn and look behind me before I turn. There’s tons of idiots on the roads around here, both young and grown, and you never know what they’ll do.

Prayers sent from Oklahoma.

Sure hope and pray that he recovers soon!

Prayers from TN!

Wow not good! Wishing the best for the tractor driver.

Prayers Sent From SD. Keep us posted.

prayers for the tractor driver too. I hate to admit this, but I think that ferd has done it right with the new vehicles by putting parental controls on the new vehicles. including locking out the kid's electronics while they are driving!

CrestonM wrote: She got away with just a ticket for passing in a no passing zone? Seems awful light to me, especially since it destroyed his tractor and sent him to the hospital in critical condition!...

Left turns scare me every time. I make sure I have a mirror I can see behind with, before I will go out on the road. If possible, with no oncoming traffic, I WILL take my share out of the middle of the road so there is no room to pass if there is anybody back there. Tractors, grain carts and  large pieces of field equipment don't seem to register to many as a danger.

Heart wrenching! Prayers for a complete recovery, let's hope that the driver has learned something from this and shares it with others, I'm sure that everyone on this forum will remind anyone that operates equipment to be mindful of the other traffic

Hope hes ok,,,,, but when in that situation you have to crowd the lane you want to turn in about a quartuar mile ahead ,,, screw those in a hurry

I guess I'm lucky, in that when I need to turn left into my farm yard there's room to get off the road and treat it like a crossing.  Sure, you can "take" your lane, and you can get hit by somebody too.

DougG wrote: Hope hes ok,,,,, but when in that situation you have to crowd the lane you want to turn in about a quartuar mile ahead ,,, screw those in a hurry

That's what Dad taught me to do 35 years ago. Crowd the lane. Pulling a round baler is real tough. I just swing off to the right and cock the tractor and baler just enough to see behind me. But first I crowd the lane to let them know something is going to happen. What gets me is when a car passes on the right hand shoulder when there is oncoming traffic, turning the road into three lanes.

I remember a farmer getting sued back in the late 70's or early 80's because he drove on the shoulder of the road and a car passed him on the left, over a hill and hitting an oncoming vehicle. Farmer lost because he drove outside the white line, turning the two lane into a three lane. Because of that Dad always made us kids use the lane like a car does. Been flipped off more than once but I just wave and smile. And I never wave a vehicle to pass me because if there is any kind of mistake the judge will blame you. I remember a farmer losing that case in court too.

I got hit by a car while I was driving a tractor when I was 11, and it was not my fault.  But, it does tend to leave an impression on a young man.  After that, reviewing a lot of information, Dad directed all of us to use the whole lane just like you were a car.  (Better have a good SMV sign, and working flashers).  Following year, I was driving a tractor home, in the whole lane, cop car came up beside me and motioned for me to scoot over.

Edited by Tbone95 - 09 May 2018 at 7:32am

truckerfarmer wrote:  More charges are probably pending. Officials are waiting to see how the farmer does. If he passes away, will more than likely see manslaughter charges filed. If they file charges for something else to soon, they might run the risk of not being able to file the right charges later.