Truck--hayride crash

• CNN Hayride Deaths

He can control the safety of his own vehicle. Operating lights are important if you are going to be driving on public roads.

Mahalo,
doogdoog

That was my wakeuup call! When I do hayrides now, I try to do it in daylight. Have a large yellow rotating beacon on hayrack on rear most wagon, as well as flashing taillights. Clearance lites on all corners of wagons as well as tractor work lights, and red/yellow flashers. If there is a second wagon, it has a yellow strobe, as well as other lights as mentioned. I know it probably spoils the atmosphere, but rather safe than sorry! (I"ve been told that some organizations (( Boy Scouts)) require that any wagons used are of box style, with sides on all four sides.)

Boy what a shame to loose lives on what was supposed to be a fun filled night.

I was looking into the AZDOT laws a couple years back and was shocked to see that AZ requires lights and turn signals on ag-tractors and ag-trailers as I had never heard of that.

Our ag-trailers also need turn signals, stop lites, tail lights (if used at night) and brake axles if over 3000lbs, but do not require registeration, no mileage from the farm restricktions either.

One thing I could not find in the laws was anything about SMV usage. No refference to SMV signage of any type but the county sherrif bought our water company members (about 400 members) SMV signs for night time usage as our county roads are getting more traffic at night. Always made me wonder where the SMV rules are located for AZ.

T_Bone

I here what your saying as them same apply's to the way it is here. I was looking up the DOT laws as the sherrif was receiving complaints from the city folk turned country folk.

I just never thought of a tractor or tractor eqipment needing turn singals or stop lights but that's what the law says.

I see the custom harvesters out of Texas with flashers when there moving equipment but not turn signals nor stop lites and I'm sure there's been a few fender benders already. Makes me wonder how expensive it gets for the harvester companys.

T_Bone