As I was hauling bovine-generated organic fertilizer to the hayfield this morning, I encountered three drivers who were short on patience, courtesy, and common sense. On two different occasions I was passed after I had turned on my left-turn signals and had began slowing down to pull into the field. Sandwiched in between those two episodes, someone in a car with a state government tag whipped across the double-yellow lines and passed me in the middle of a sharp curve. Luckily, I never had that problem again after I wrote a little reminder on the back of the honeywagon.
Events like these aren't just frustrating, they are very dangerous for the drivers, for the farmer, and for any oncoming traffic the driver may not see. When you're driving down the highway and come up behind moving farm machinery, please be patient. As long as you keep enough distance so that we can see you in our mirrors, we'll move over and slow down the best we can when the coast is clear for you to make your pass.
Let's all practice a little patience, courtesy, and common sense out there on the roadway so we can all live to drive another day!
2 comments:
You are so right about non-farmer drivers and their impatience with farming equipment. They forget that some of these roads are Farm to Market roads and there will be farm equipment on them.
p.s. did you remember to wash your hands after making you sign?
I was wearing a pair of gloves at the time to avoid stinky fingers.
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