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Show The Co. Agenl Says j Tractors Are Hazards On Public Roads Mile for mile, it is much safer to drive an automobile than operate a tractor on public roads, warns Grant Esplin, agricultural ag-ricultural agent for Beaver County. He says a National Safety Council survey shows that one-third one-third of all tractor fatalities occur on public roads. The heavier the traffic, the greater the hazard. Rules of the road apply to -, farm tractors and implements ! as well as autos. Come to a full stop when en- tering a highway and at regu- lar stop signs. Do not proceed until it is safe to do so, and I then be sure to turn into the proper lane. Don't cultivate , the habit of driving on the I tvrong side of the road when no vehicles are in sight. Early evening is not only a I period of heavy automobile 1 traffic, but it is also the time when motorists have the greatest great-est difficulty in seeing. If ma-j ma-j chinery MUST be on the road at dusk or during hours of ! darkness, proper lighting MUST ! be made. Reflective material applied to tractors and equipment equip-ment is an added safeguard. j During the daylight hours, a I red flag helps to draw the at-I at-I tention of the motorist to the hazards of slow-moving ma-I ma-I chinery. Motorists should not j be expected to assume the whole responsibility for safety on rural highways. Farmers must also share in this respon-I respon-I sibility. |