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Difficulty: HardSlow-Moving Vehicles and Farm Equipment

While driving at 50 mph on a two-lane rural road, you crest a hill and spot a farm tractor traveling at 15 mph about 100 feet ahead of an upcoming intersection. The tractor signals a left turn but first drifts toward the right edge of the lane. What is the correct and lawful action to take?

  1. Reduce speed immediately to match the slow vehicle and remain behind it until it completes the turn, without attempting to pass near the intersection.Answer
  2. B
    Accelerate quickly to overtake the tractor on the left before it reaches the intersection, assuming slow machinery must yield.
  3. C
    Maintain your speed and pass the tractor on the right shoulder since it shifted toward the right side of the lane.
  4. D
    Honk your horn and pass on the left, interpreting the orange triangular emblem as a mandatory requirement for farm vehicles to pull off the road.

Answer

Reduce speed immediately to match the slow vehicle and remain behind it until it completes the turn, without attempting to pass near the intersection.
Slowing down immediately accounts for the rapid closing speed between a standard motor vehicle and slow-moving farm equipment traveling at 25 mph or less. Remaining behind the tractor is required because passing within 100 feet of an intersection is illegal. Furthermore, farm equipment operators often shift to the right side of the lane to make a wide left turn, making any attempt to pass on the left extremely hazardous.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Recognize the hazard and calculate closing speed.
Realize that a 35 mph speed differential (50 mph vs 15 mph) creates a rapidly closing gap upon cresting the hill.
Farm machinery moves significantly slower than standard traffic, requiring immediate deceleration to establish a safe following distance.
2
Analyze the tractor's lane positioning and turn signal.
Understand that farm equipment often needs to swing wide to the right before initiating a sharp left turn.
Large agricultural vehicles require extra turning radius; shifting right does not mean the operator is clearing the lane for passing.
3
Evaluate passing rules near intersections.
Determine that passing within 100 feet of an intersection is illegal and hazardous.
Traffic laws explicitly prohibit overtaking near junctions, bridges, and railroad crossings.

Key Concept

Closing speed adjustments, wide turn hazards, and passing restrictions near intersections when sharing the road with slow-moving farm equipment.
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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Slow-Moving Vehicles and Farm Equipment

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