ISP warns drivers, farmers to journey safely throughout harvest season

(WIFR) – As harvest season will get underway, Illinois State Police reminds drivers and farmers to do their half to scale back crashes when sharing the street.

Driving suggestions for motorists:

• Share the street and be affected person. Allow for further journey time
• Increase following distance to enhance sight strains when driving behind large, slow-moving autos
• Reduce velocity when encountering farm tools on public roads
• Flashing amber lights imply ‘caution’ and orange and purple reflective triangles warn motorists that farm tools travels at slower speeds
• It is against the law to move in a no passing lane or inside 100 toes of an intersection, railroad crossing, or bridge. Improper passing, together with round farm tools, may be lethal. Be cautious when pulling again into the lane of visitors
• Watch for the farmer’s indication of a flip. Newer tools might have flip indicators, however older tools might not, so look ahead to the farmer’s hand indicators
• Be ready to yield to large tools

Driving suggestions for farmers:

• Avoid rush hours and busier roadways when attainable
• Avoid driving tractors on roadways throughout unhealthy climate, low-visibility and when darkish
• Use reflective marking tape and reflectors on the extremities of apparatus
• Take time to wipe off reflectors, flashing lights, and some other warning gadgets on tools earlier than coming into the roadway. Equipment coated with mud/mud/particles from the sphere could make warning gadgets troublesome to see
• Pay consideration for visitors backing up whereas touring between fields and search for alternatives to ease them. If street and shoulder circumstances are protected, pull over to the correct to briefly permit visitors to move giving back-ups time to clear

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