Precautions For Safe Driving Of Agricultural Vehicles in Autumn

Mechanized agricultural production relies entirely on it for spring planting and autumn harvest. Today, we will introduce some traffic safety tips for agricultural vehicles.

1. Agricultural vehicles and tractors are strictly prohibited from carrying people illegally
Due to the lack of consideration for passenger transportation in the design and manufacturing process of agricultural vehicles and tractors, their structure, performance, safety technology, and other requirements are all aimed at short distance transportation of agricultural products. For example, vehicle lighting signals and safety protection devices do not meet the mandatory national standards for passenger transportation and do not have the conditions for carrying passengers. Due to the lack of necessary passenger safety seating positions and protective facilities in the carriages of agricultural vehicles and tractors, collisions between passengers and the vehicle body are prone to occur, resulting in accidents where passengers are injured. Therefore, drivers of agricultural vehicles and tractors should be aware of the hazards of carrying people on such vehicles, avoid actively carrying people, and actively advise rural residents not to travel in such vehicles.
2. Agricultural vehicles and tractors should avoid overloading transportation
In order to run faster, some agricultural vehicles illegally overload, which increases the inertia of the vehicle and causes the tires to become overloaded and deformed, leading to accidents such as tire blowouts, sudden deviation, and brake failure. In addition, due to overloaded vehicles being unable to travel at normal speeds, they may occupy the lane for a long time, affecting road safety and smoothness.

3. Avoid poor vehicle condition
Before driving, it is necessary to strengthen the inspection of the vehicle, especially the steering and braking systems, which should be effective and reliable. When loading goods, attention should be paid to making the tire loads on both sides equal. Avoid starting too aggressively. When starting, you can use semi linkage and lightly press the accelerator to avoid injury caused by starting too aggressively.
4. Avoid poor observation
Carefully observe the road conditions while driving, especially when the engine noise of agricultural vehicles is too loud, which can cause interference to the driver. It is necessary to carefully judge the road conditions. Slow down and observe when passing through intersections to ensure safe passage; If you need to pass through dangerous sections such as bends, slopes, valleys, and mountain roads, you should stop and assess the situation before passing. Do not take risks.
5. Avoid driving too fast
Control the speed of the vehicle while driving, especially when turning or going downhill, and keep the speed within the limit of being able to stop at any time; When accelerating or decelerating, the accelerator pedal should be slowly stepped on or released to prevent the driving wheels from slipping or even skidding or drifting due to sudden acceleration or deceleration. Do not follow the car too closely. If you follow too closely, it may cause a rear end collision when the current car decelerates and brakes. Drivers should maintain a safe distance of at least twice the normal driving distance from the preceding vehicle based on factors such as terrain, speed, and loading.
6. Avoid turning too fast
When turning, it is necessary to reduce the speed of the vehicle as much as possible in advance, stabilize the steering wheel, turn slowly and slowly, and try to increase the turning radius as much as possible without affecting the oncoming traffic, in order to reduce the centrifugal force during turning. Do not turn quickly or suddenly.
7. Avoid braking too quickly
During driving, proactive braking should be adopted as much as possible, and the engine's restraining effect should be utilized to slow down. Hand brake and exhaust brake should be used more frequently, and emergency braking should be avoided. If the situation is urgent, you can forcefully downshift to use the engine's reactive resistance to restrain the vehicle from moving forward.