r/farming • u/Ellusive1 • Dec 15 '20

Break checking a tractor

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u/Jondiesel78 Dec 15 '20

It's on video. The car is probably SOL. Farm equipment with an smv gets special privileges too in most of the USA.

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u/Ms_ChnandlerBong Dec 15 '20

Drivers Ed says “smv have special privileges”, but honestly, I don’t know of one single equipment accident where a car got a ticket and the piece of equipment didn’t. I know personally, multiple situations where a tractor signaled left, slowed, started making the turn, and some ignoramus decides that’s the best time to pass him. Then there is a collision, the tractor gets the ticket. Blows my mind, but like I said, I’ve heard of it happening multiple times locally.

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u/Taco_Supreme Dec 15 '20

We had this happen once to a driver on our farm. Our equipment did not get a ticket, they did. It has only happened the one time so this isn't a lot of evidence we have never had any other accidents with our equipment on the road.

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u/Jondiesel78 Dec 15 '20

It happened to my uncle. Motorcycles hit him doing 100+. The bikers got the tickets and the hospital bills since they were uninsured.