2015
Educating drivers about sharing the road with farm equipment
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
ExtensionIndustry outreach
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Sandy Melhorn, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Martin, TN
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Agricultural producers are spending more time on public highways driving their equipment between fields. The driving public is often unsure of the proper rules for passing or following farm equipment. This project researches current laws and guidelines and develops materials to educate drivers. It also aims to develop education materials for educating drivers about sharing the road with farm equipment, the meaning of roadway signs and equipment signs as they relate to farm equipment on the highway. Work plans to develop an interactive presentation about sharing the road with farm equipment that could be presented to driver's educational classes and other groups, as well.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, general public

Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.