A Rant at the Irish Agricultural Industry.

[luther]

Thats because they think it wont happen to them. Supposed to happen to other ppl. Luther says expect the unexpected and maybe so but this applies to both parties and thats why they should do something other than hope all is good.

In court it will be a case of Common Law. Who is right or who is wrong or in the case of a doubt who could have done more to avoid the problem in a reasonable manner.

Westside.

I think you need to go back to law school................

[westcorklad]

Luther is correct in saying Expect the Unexpected.
At this time of year there is always likely to be agricultural machinery on the roads especially the narrow country roads.
Its just a case of using your common sense.

[Markon]

I'm with the farmers on this one.

If you're going around a corner at a speed that doesn't allow you to stop if there is something blocking the road, then you're driving too fast.

It's unreasonable to expect farmers to fore-warn at every corner, incase there's some lunatic coming along who can't drive at a reasonable speed.

[ber]

What is the harm in having someone drive ahead of you when moving large farming machinery? Twice this summer and indeed most summers i go around corners and there is a huge machine in front of me with no prior warnings at all. Its just not the hell on. Its like drink driving.I know of ppl no longer with us over this crap.

Get someone to drive ahead for warnings or wait until someone is there.

too dangerous,
Westside.

Well i would often be on the road all day with a machine so putting some one in front of u is not practical, in instances with machinery over the prescribed with of 9 1/2 feet they do. Very few farm machines exceed this with on the road, most machines that have a working width which is wider fold up. The thing is if machines were any wider than this they would not be able to
access gateways to fields etc.
Also if u want to put something in front of Farm machinery well then trucks and buses take up as much room or more than
farm machines so are u going to do same for them?
As for the legal standing the law is totally different on narrow country roads, if u are driving a vechicle on these roads which
is wider than half the road u cannot physically make it fit in half the road and this is taken into consideration, so the onus is
on people driving these roads to be able to stop at all times.
This really is another instance of the urban rural divide country people accept that this machinery needs to be on the road
and take due care wheras urban drivers think the roads are like motorways where everybody has their own lane

[luther]

About time you showed up. You were a bit slow getting here. Must have been traveling on the tractor........

[ber]

About time you showed up. You were a bit slow getting here. Must have been traveling on the tractor........

Yes i got off at all the corners and peeped around to see was Westie coming

[luther]

Yes i got off at all the corners and peeped around to see was Westie coming

Any time you're in a hurry let me know. I'm got a pushbike and a flag...........

RSA approved............

[Westsidex]

Luther is correct in saying Expect the Unexpected.
At this time of year there is always likely to be agricultural machinery on the roads especially the narrow country roads.
Its just a case of using your common sense.

Yep but this also applies to the farmer The driver drives slow and careful to expect the unexpected and what should the farmer do to expect the unexpected? Yep you guessed it , have proper procedures in place to warn oncoming traffic.

Westside.

[rover]

What is the harm in having someone drive ahead of you when moving large farming machinery? Twice this summer and indeed most summers i go around corners and there is a huge machine in front of me with no prior warnings at all. Its just not the hell on. Its like drink driving.I know of ppl no longer with us over this crap.

Get someone to drive ahead for warnings or wait until someone is there.

too dangerous,
Westside.

The car in front crashed into the car in front of him.

[Westsidex]

I think you need to go back to law school................

I think you need to go back to school.

Westside.