North Carolina Laws that govern
farm equipment on the highway
(These are not the complete North
Carolina Statutes that pertain to the operation of farm equipment
on the public highways of the state. They are a summary.)
No person under the age of 15 can operate
any farm tractor or motor-driven implement on the highway unless the driver
is on the highway adjacent to land upon which the person lives when that
person is actually engaged in a farming operations.
Tractors operated on a highway at night
must have one white light visible at least 500 feet from the front of the
tractor and at least one red light visible at least 500 feet from the rear
of the vehicle. Two red reflectors with a diameter of at least four inches
may be used in place of the red light.
Drivers of vehicles on a highway
must give clearly visible and proper signals to other drivers of their
intended movement and insure that such maneuvers can be done safely.
Drivers operating equipment on highways
with speed limits at least 45 mph, must give a signal of intention for
the last 200 feet traveled. On roads with speed limits lower than
45 mph, the requirement is the last 100 feet traveled before turning.
Be Seen and Be Safe is sponsored by the Edgecombe,
Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt, Wayne, and Wilson Centers of the North
Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the North Carolina State
Highway Patrol with funding from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund
Commission.
