Missouri Farm Bureau
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Kevin Craig - "Liberty Under God"
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| All-Terrain
Vehicles |
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| Due to the
alarming increase in accidents and fatalities with the all-terrain
vehicles, we encourage Farm Bureau to take the lead in promoting ATV
safety awareness. |
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| Automobiles |
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| We recommend
that air bags and additional safety devices, such as shoulder
restraints and anti-lock brakes, be standard equipment for
automobiles. We encourage automobile manufacturers to make additional
design adjustments to air bags to make them more safe, especially for
small children, including the current practice of providing off
switches. |
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| Farm Safety |
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| We support the
continuation of Farm Bureau's farm safety and awareness program. |
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| We urge county
Farm Bureaus to encourage participation in child safety programs (e.g.
general farm safety, equipment & livestock). |
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| Farm Safety
Signs |
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| We favor farm
safety signs being included in all driver's training manuals. |
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| Gun Safety |
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| We urge county
Farm Bureaus to promote programs on firearm safety, such as the Hunter
Safety program. |
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| Highway
Safety |
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| We recommend
that SMV emblems be displayed on slow-moving vehicles only when
traveling on county or state roads. We oppose any effort to require
escort vehicles to accompany wide farm machinery when it is being
transported on a public road. |
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| We recommend
that all hard surfaced roads have a painted center line and a painted
fog line. |
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| We believe the
Department of Transportation should keep all intersections mowed to
assure clear visibility. |
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| We support
requiring headlights to be turned on when windshield wipers are
engaged when it is raining, pavement is wet, or fog reduces visibility
to one mile. |
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| We support a
defensive driving program for beginning drivers. |
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| We encourage a
review of the national standards for vehicle headlights. Headlights
that are too bright are a hazard to oncoming vehicles and unsafe. We
encourage the enforcement of current laws that prohibit driving with
more than two headlights unless conditions merit their use. |
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| We believe
mandatory flashing lights and reflective material and the appropriate
slow moving vehicle emblem should be reinstated as part of the
requirements for operators of horse-drawn vehicles. |
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| We believe all
railroad cars should have reflective markings on both sides of each
car. |
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| We support a
national standard for the color of emergency lights on emergency
vehicles. We believe a standard color would eliminate confusion
between neighboring states. |
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| We support a
change to traffic signals that would allow approaching traffic to have
advanced warning of a signal change. We support prohibiting drivers
from passing other vehicles on two-lane roads while driving on any
portion of the entire length of highway construction zones between the
work zone signs. |
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