Dangerous Agricultural / Forestry Vehicles

[timtree81]

I go slow and steady when hauling on the road , most people hate me / tractors it's a joke some times people think we shouldn't be on the road

[s.varty]

Farmer's are a law too themselves so it seems.

 

Basically they are. and have full backing from every government since the war. Which where it all stems from because the country was on its knees and farming was its saviour. How many pubs/shops/cinemas/factorys have closed in your lifetime? sure loads of small farms have finished to be gobbled up by the big boys, but you,ll never see a field barron unless its setaside.

[Ian C]

And just about the only industry that is heavily subsidised!

[Johny Walker]

And just about the only industry that is heavily subsidised!

 

too heavily imo,

[Ian C]

too heavily imo,

 

I agree mate, if it wernt for subs many farmers would have too truly work for a living!

[Matthew Storrs]

But aren't the subsidies helping prices in the supermarket? how is it possible to produce 4pints of milk for not much more than a £1 otherwise.

Not that this has anything to do with unroadworthy vehicles- they should be heavily fined/ banned farmer or not.

[s.varty]

unroadworthy vehicles- they should be heavily fined/ banned farmer or not.

 

Bit of a grey area really as they don't need an mot/test. Who,s to blame for an un road worthy agg vehicle? the farmer ? he,s not a mechanic/mot tester.

[toxicity2182]

This article/video shows the worst possible scenario of unsecured loads..

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iazTQVi1CEE](Full video) Woman killed by brick through windshield *GRAPHIC* - YouTube[/ame]

 

Just to warm you, it's pretty grim.

[s.varty]

Exactly the same thing happened to me on a roundabout in Tottenham, a brick lodged between the twin wheels of a 6 wheeler, had to smash a hole in the windscreen so I could see up the m1, wasn't as graphic as that though..................

[Matthew Storrs]

unroadworthy vehicles- they should be heavily fined/ banned farmer or not.

 

Bit of a grey area really as they don't need an mot/test. Who,s to blame for an un road worthy agg vehicle? the farmer ? he,s not a mechanic/mot tester.

 

Sure, but MOT is meaningless anyway really- its valid for about the day of the test, if your brakes fail 8 months down the line you can hardly turn around and say "it passed its MOT though" accidents happen- but bady secured loads- speeding- lack of lights etc all come down to operator error and should be fined/banned IMO