Posted by Christopher Mikesell on June 20, 2015 at 20:32:00 from (107.134.164.80):
Please be careful on the roads at dusk and after dark. If you are not driving a piece of farm equipment, please watch for one. If you are driving a piece of farm equipment, watch for cars.
I was driving on an unlit, paved, country road less than an hour ago on my vintage tractor which clearly displayed a SMV sign, a red tail light, bright headlights which illuminated the road, sides of the tractor, muffler, and air stack. My setup complied with all state and local laws for operation on roads after dark. I was passed by two vehicles as I drove my tractor to its storage spot less than one mile down the road from a plowing job I had just finished. As the first car came within a 1/4 mile of me, I pulled well off of the side of the road. The driver slowed down as he went by and flashed his brights at me. I noticed the second car as the driver came within about 1000 feet of me. I was about 50 feet from my driveway, so I figured I would just turn off the road with plenty of room to spare. I was about 1/2 way off of the road when the driver of the truck laid on their brakes (squealing tires) and swerved. The truck came to a stop over 200 feet down the road. By the time the truck came to where I was, my tractor was clear, but the mounted plow was still sticking out 2 or 3 feet into the road. If I had been 1 or two seconds slower, I would not have a tractor or plow, and I could very well not be alive right now. After this close call, I waited at the gate for the truck to pull up, but they just pulled away down the road. After driving 600 feet down the 1200 foot driveway, the truck pulled into the end of the driveway and shined its headlights at me for about 15 seconds before pulling away. I guess that they didn't want to pull all the way down the driveway to yell at me.
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