Title: Farm Machinery on the Highway
1Farm Machinery on the Highway
- Farm equipment can travel on every Missouri road
except for interstate highways. - Farm equipment has to follow the same traffic
laws that cars and trucks...except they have to
have that slow moving vehicle sign on the back - Which doesn't do a lot of good when the tractor
or harvester is just below the crest of a hill.
2Farm Machinery Traffic Accidents
- The Patrol investigates hundreds of traffic
crashes each year involving farm tractors and
similar machinery. - In 2005 two people were killed and 82 injured in
crashes with farm machinery on Missouri highways.
3- A slow moving vehicle sign is shaped like a
triangle. - The center is bright orange. This color shines
the brightest in the day. - The edges of the triangle are red. This color
reflects light so you can see it at night. - Required by Missouri statute Chapter 307.127
4SMV Emblem
- The emblem is intended as a unique identification
for, and it shall be used only on, vehicles which
by design move slowly (25 m.p.h. or less) on the
public roads. - The emblem is not a clearance marker for wide
machinery nor is it intended to replace required
lighting or marking of slow-moving vehicles.
5Missouri Statute, Chapter 307.127
- No person shall operate on any public highway of
this state any slow-moving vehicle or equipment
after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, any
animal-drawn vehicle, or any other machinery,
designed for use or normally operated at speeds
less than twenty-five miles per hour, , which
normally travels or is normally used at a speed
of less than twenty-five miles per hour unless
there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem
(SMV)
6What is a Vehicle?
- City of Columbia Ordinance Section 14-1
- Vehicle. Every device in, upon, or by which any
person or property is or may be transported or
drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by
human power or used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks.
7- No emblem shall be required on machinery or
equipment pulled or attached to a farm tractor
providing the machinery or equipment does not
extend more than twelve feet to the rear of the
tractor and permits a clear view of the emblem on
the tractor by vehicles approaching from the rear
8SMV Emblem
- The provisions of this section (Chapter
307.127(2)) shall not apply to any vehicle or
equipment being operated on a gravel or
dirt-surfaced public highway. - Any person who shall violate the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
9Animal-Drawn Vehicles
- Any person operating an animal-drawn vehicle on
any public highway of this state may, in lieu of
displaying the emblem required by subsections 1
and 2 of this section, equip the animal-drawn
vehicle with reflective material complying with
rules and regulations promulgated by the director
of the Missouri department of public safety. - The reflective material shall be visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred feet to
the rear when illuminated by the lower beams of
vehicle headlights
10White Lamp Red Lamp
- The requirement of the emblem (SMV) is in
addition to any lighting devices required by
Missouri Chapter 307.115.
307.115. 1. All vehicles, including agricultural
machinery or implements, road machinery, road
rollers, traction engines and farm tractors not
in this chapter specifically required to be
equipped with lamps, shall be equipped during the
times when lighted lamps are required with at
least one lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a
white light visible from a distance of five
hundred feet to the front of such vehicle and
with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light
visible from a distance of five hundred feet to
the rear, and such lamps and lanterns shall
exhibit lights to the sides of such vehicle.
Violation of this section shall be deemed an
infraction.
11Chapter 307.020
- (9) "When lighted lamps are required" means at
any time from a half-hour after sunset to a
half-hour before sunrise and at any other time
when there is not sufficient light to render
clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the
highway at a distance of five hundred feet ahead.
- The provisions of this section shall be
interpreted to require lighted lamps during
periods of fog even if usage of the windshield
wipers is not necessary to operate the vehicle in
a careful and prudent manner.
12Speed Regulations Limits Minimums
- Cities, towns and villages may regulate the speed
of vehicles on state roads and highways within
such cities', towns' or villages' corporate
limits by ordinance with the approval of the
state highways and transportation commission.
13Speed Regulations Limits Minimums
- The county commission of any county may set the
speed limit or the weight limit or both the speed
limit and the weight limit on roads or bridges on
any county, township or road district road in the
county and, with the approval of the state
highways and transportation commission, on any
state road or highway not within the limits of
any incorporated city, town or village, lower
than the uniform maximum speed limit where the
condition of the road or the nature of the area
requires a lower speed.
14Interstates Slow Speed Regulation
- No vehicle shall be operated at a speed of less
than forty miles per hour on any highway which is
part of the interstate system of highways,
unless - (1) A slower speed is required for the safe
operation of the vehicle because of weather or
other special conditions or - (2) Agricultural implements, self-propelled
hay-hauling equipment, implements of husbandry
and vehicles transporting such vehicles or
equipment may be operated occasionally on
interstate highways for short distances at a
speed of less than forty miles per hour if such
vehicle or equipment is operated pursuant to a
special permit issued by the chief engineer of
the state department of transportation pursuant
to section 304.200 and the regulations
established pursuant to such section.
15- No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a
slow speed as to impede or block the normal and
reasonable movement of traffic, except when
reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or
in compliance with law.
16Farm Equipment Motor Vehicle
- Every person operating a motor vehicle on the
roads and highways of this state shall drive the
vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and at a
rate of speed so as not to endanger the property
of another or the life or limb of any person and
shall exercise the highest degree of care. - Any person who violates the provisions of this
section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor,
unless an accident is involved then it shall be a
class A misdemeanor.
17Hand and Mechanical Signals
- No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the
speed of or turn a vehicle from a direct course
or move right or left upon a roadway unless and
until such movement can be made with reasonable
safety and then only after the giving of an
appropriate signal in the manner provided herein. - Violation of this section shall be deemed a class
C misdemeanor
18Drivers License Required
- Each person operating a low-speed vehicle on a
highway in this state shall possess a valid
driver's license issued pursuant to chapter 302,
RSMo. - The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall observe
all traffic laws and local ordinances regarding
the rules of the road. - A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a
street or a highway with a posted speed limit
greater than thirty-five miles per hour. - The provisions of this subsection shall not
prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a
street or highway with a posted speed limit
greater than thirty-five miles per hour
19Riding in open bed of truck prohibited
- No person shall operate any truck on any highway
which is part of the state or federal highway
system or when such truck is operated within the
corporate limits of any city when any person
under eighteen years of age is riding in the
unenclosed bed of such truck. - Violation is guilty of a class C misdemeanor
20Regulations as to width, height and length of
vehicles
- No vehicle operated upon the highways of this
state shall have a width, including load, in
excess of one hundred two inches (8½ feet),
except clearance lights, rearview mirrors or
other accessories required by federal, state or
city law or regulation - No vehicle shall have a height, including load,
in excess of thirteen and one-half feet (13½) - No single motor vehicle operated upon the
highways of this state shall have a length,
including load, in excess of forty-five feet (45)
21Exceptions for Farm Equipment
- These restrictions as to width, height, length
shall not apply to agricultural implements
operating occasionally on the highways for short
distances, or to self-propelled hay-hauling
equipment or to implements of husbandry, or to
the movement of farm products as defined in
section 400.9-109, RSMo, or to vehicles
temporarily transporting agricultural implements
or implements of husbandry or to implement
dealers delivering or moving farm machinery for
repairs on any state highway other than the
interstate system.
22Exemptions from Size Limits
- Farm machinery driven occasionally for short
distances - Vehicles temporarily transporting farm machinery
- Implement dealers delivering or moving farm
machinery for repair - Vehicles temporarily transporting road-making
machines or road materials - Vehicles towing disabled vehicles for repair on
highways - These exemptions do not include interstate
highways.
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- Implements of husbandry and vehicles transporting
such machinery or equipment and the movement of
farm products as defined in section 400.9.109,
RSMo, may be operated occasionally for short
distances on state highways when operated between
the hours of sunrise and sunset by a driver
licensed as an operator or chauffeur.
24Manure Tanks?
- Sludge disposal units may be operated on all
state highways other than the interstate system. - Such units shall not exceed one hundred
thirty-eight inches in width and may be equipped
with over-width tires. - Such units shall observe all axle weight limits.
- The chief engineer of the state transportation
department shall issue special permits for the
movement of such disposal units and may by such
permits restrict the movements to specified
routes, days and hours.
25You are driving a rented truck and hauling
furniture to a new apartment. The truck bed is
unenclosed. In the back steadying the furniture
is your 12-year-old son and your spouse. Under
Missouri law, what is the maximum penalty, if
any? 1. Fine up to 500 and jail up to six
months 2. Fine up to 1,000 and jail up to one
year 3. Fine up to 300 and jail up to fifteen
days 4. Fine up to 300 5. Fine up to 200
26Riding in open bed of truck prohibited
- No person shall operate any truck on any highway
which is part of the state or federal highway
system or when such truck is operated within the
corporate limits of any city when any person
under eighteen years of age is riding in the
unenclosed bed of such truck. - Violation is guilty of a class C misdemeanor
27If a Missouri farm truck has a slow-moving-vehicle
emblem on its tailgate and is travelling 50 mph
on a public road (within the speed limit), how
much if any can its driver be fined for violating
Missouris SMV statute? 1. Nothing 2. 25
3. 100 4. 200 5. 300 6. 500
7. 1,000
28SMV Emblem
- The emblem is intended as a unique identification
for, and it shall be used only on, vehicles which
by design move slowly (25 m.p.h. or less) on the
public roads. - The emblem is not a clearance marker for wide
machinery nor is it intended to replace required
lighting or marking of slow-moving vehicles.
29- The provisions of this section (Chapter
307.127(2)) shall not apply to any vehicle or
equipment being operated on a gravel or
dirt-surfaced public highway. - Any person who shall violate the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
30Under Missouri statutes, farm tractors 1. Can
travel on Missouri roads at any time of the day
or night 2. Cannot travel on Missouri roads
during nighttime hours (after sunset until
one-half hour before dawn) 3. Driven on Missouri
roads must have a licensed driver 4. Require a
license plate if driven more than ten miles from
the owners residence 5. Both (1) and (4)
6. Both (2) and (3) 7. Both (1) and (3)
8. Both (2) and (4)
31Missouri Statute, Chapter 307.127
- No person shall operate on any public highway of
this state any slow-moving vehicle or equipment
after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, any
animal-drawn vehicle, or any other machinery,
designed for use or normally operated at speeds
less than twenty-five miles per hour, , which
normally travels or is normally used at a speed
of less than twenty-five miles per hour unless
there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem
(SMV)
32Drivers License Required
- Each person operating a low-speed vehicle on a
highway in this state shall possess a valid
driver's license issued pursuant to chapter 302,
RSMo. - The operator of a low-speed vehicle shall observe
all traffic laws and local ordinances regarding
the rules of the road. - A low-speed vehicle shall not be operated on a
street or a highway with a posted speed limit
greater than thirty-five miles per hour. - The provisions of this subsection shall not
prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a
street or highway with a posted speed limit
greater than thirty-five miles per hour