Safe Tractor Operations: Road Safety for Tractors and Farm Machinery
A tractor for clearing debris being loaded onto a flatbed trailer. Photo taken 08-29-23. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.
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Keywords

tractors
agricultural health and safety
accident prevention
roads
highways
rural roads

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Gorucu, Serap, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown. 2024. “Safe Tractor Operations: Road Safety for Tractors and Farm Machinery: AE601, 6/2024”. EDIS 2024 (3). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae601-2024.

Abstract

The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication discusses practical tips to help prevent collisions involving tractors and other farm machinery on public roads. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae601-2024
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References

Gorucu, S., C. Brown, and C. Lehtola. 2021. “Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways: Summary of ASAE Standard S279.18: ABE302/AE175, rev. 02/2021.” EDIS 2021 (1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae175-2021

Gorucu, S., D. J. Murphy, and C. Kassab. 2017. “Injury Risks for On-Road Farm Equipment and Horse and Buggy Crashes in Pennsylvania: 2010–2013.” Traffic Injury Prevention 18 (3): 286–292. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2016.1198009

Moore, M., S. Gorucu, and N. Bliznyuk. 2024. “Exploratory Analysis of Farm Vehicle and Farm Labor Transportation-Related Crashes.” Journal of Agromedicine:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2023.2284961

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