Test your knowledge in this 10-question quiz
By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com
Harvest is underway in Alberta.
The Aug. 23 Alberta Crop Report indicates 4 per cent of crops are in the swath and 8 per cent of crops have been combined.
Harvest time means additional pieces of farm equipment sharing the road with regular motorists.
With that at top of mine, Farms.com created a 10-question refresher quiz for producers to take to test their knowledge on Alberta’s road regulations with respect to agricultural equipment.
1) Tractor and self-propelled implements should have at least three but no more than seven head lamps visible from the front.
True or False?
2) Towed implements must have at least three red tail lamps.
True or False?
3) If you need to move a load that is 5.3 metres (17.5 feet) or taller on a road or highway, you must contact the local electric utility company for an escort.
True or False?
4) Alberta’s distracted driving laws don’t apply to farm equipment.
True or False?
5) As of 2019, turn signals are mandatory on farm equipment in Alberta.
True or False?
6) Alberta no longer requires slow-moving vehicle signs on farm equipment traveling less than 40 km/hr.
True or False?
7) If the width of farm equipment exceeds 3.85 metres, pilot vehicles are:
Mandatory or Recommended?
8) If a piece of equipment is more than 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) high, warning lights must mark the widest part of the implement.
True or False?
9) Farmers can use flood lamps or general service lamps on public roads.
True or False?
10) Farm equipment must have a rear-view mirror.
True or False?
Be sure to visit Farms.com in the coming days to find out the answers.