Roadway safety tips for farmers, motorists during planting season

Roadway safety tips for farmers, motorists during planting season

A public safety organization is reminding motorists to proceed with caution along roadways with planting season in full swing.

Tim Hull, executive director of Missouri Operation Lifesaver, says drivers need to be aware of slow-moving farm equipment. “It’s wider than some of the other equipment on the road and vehicles on the roadway, and it’s a little noisier. One of the things you got to do is really keep an eye out and an ear out for that equipment.

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