Rural Roadway Safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kelley M
• Description:
  Each year accidents involving tractors and other farm machinery occur on rural roads. The National Safety Council estimates that 15,000 collisions involving farm vehicles happen every year. Although, only 19% of Americans live in rural areas, 55% of highway deaths occur on roads that are considered rural. According to NIOSH, the average age of tractors in operation in the United States is about 26 years old. Thus, a significant number of tractors are still in use that are not equipped with advanced steering, braking, and shifting technologies that would make driving on rural roadways safer. To all the motorists out there: Even though it is inconvenient to get behind farm equipment, it is not the worst thing that could happen. Don't put your life at risk or the equipment operator's life at risk to try and save a few minutes. Be safe and be thankful for those that produce food for you to eat every day. This safety blast also contains safety tips for drivers on rural roads and for farm machine operators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Agricultural Machinery Equipment Operation Health Promotion Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles Public Health Safety Practices Tractors Vehicle Safety
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053271
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2017 Aug; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57b04c24db6649ceeecc376465a239fd0141643db0380e14283447cc4487bb99d87eed99803c87411925fb6cc435973f6e604fff46355b7f42d93cb029011b4d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216063/cdc_216063_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 187.07 KB ]