Drivers encouraged to focus on safety as farm traffic increases

Apr 27, 2018

Manitoba Agriculture and Manitoba Infrastructure are encouraging farmers, drivers and agricultural equipment operators to make road safety a priority this spring. Warmer temperatures mean an increase in oversized equipment travelling on Manitoba highways is expected to begin soon.

Farmers and agricultural equipment operators need to:

ensure all machinery is equipped with proper lighting, signage and reflectors when travelling on roadways, as required by The Highway Traffic Act;
ensure lights, signage and reflectors are visible and clean;
use a pilot vehicle when transporting oversized agricultural equipment;
move equipment during the day on secondary roads whenever possible;
ensure equipment fits under power lines and on bridge structures (check width and height); and
map out routes before transporting equipment and get appropriate permits from Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba Infrastructure when applicable.

Motorists should:

slow down when approaching farm equipment as it is often travelling at reduced speeds and taking up a considerable amount of room on the road;
pay attention to turn signals and possible lane changes;
only pass when it is clearly safe to do so; and
be patient.

Source : Manitoba Agriculture

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