Curious, if you don't mind sharing, did you turn in front of oncoming traffic? Did someone illegally pass you and hit you? I'm not following how a no passing zone makes a left turn illegal?
Flip has VERY little understanding of road laws in America.
When towing an implement wider than the roadway (at least in NC) it is up to you to do it safely. Around here farmers go out of their way to allow traffic to pass by pulling over or waving the traffic by. No need to have a contest where someone is injured or dies.
Like I said earlier, it is up to you to travel safely. Technically in NC if your load is wider than the lane you should have the proper lead and follow cars to ensure safe travel. Bottom line is to get where you need to be safely.
I think you'll find that only applies to over the road movements of overwidth / overheight loads, not slow moving farm related equipment.
Just because you have never seen it does not mean it is not required. If you want to see the NC regs google them. Besides, who is going to take a tractor on an interstate? We are talking about secondary two lane roads here, are we not?
Copied from MI website: An implement of husbandry must be operated to the right of the center of the roadway; when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; when the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; and from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise or any time visibility is substantially diminished due to weather conditions (MVC 257.639, 257.717(2)).
It was a no passing zone between a hill and sharp turn. The hill was steep enough to prevent seeing on coming traffic so that made it no passing and the curve was sharp enough to prevent seeing any on coming traffic so also no passing zone. I was working between the curve and hill moving dirt to fill tree hole hurricane blew over. Was driving from the curve to just short of the hill making a left turn before the top of the hill when a pickup who was local of came around the curve and went to run around me while I was making left turn off the road. He told the officer he followed me around the curve at 15 miles per hour and then I turned into him. He was suppose to be running if memory is correct like 25 in 45 speed limit area. Yet it took over a hundred feet to stop running over the road through a ditch and back onto the road. He backed his pickup back to my tractor so it look like he was able to stop right there. I told the officer problem is, I came around the curve about an hour earlier running over 23 mph and was making the left hand turn with signal on and after checking mirror. Office wanted to see if my turn signal worked and then went back to saying I had come around the curve at 15 when I said sir, I came around that curve over 23 mph and know that firmly you see my tractor have a digital speed odometer and will run near 25.
I was in my 30's and realized I had over 100,000 miles on motorcycles and never had an accident, not even set it down. At that point I sold my current bike and have yet to buy another one. 100,000 miles with no scratches is a pretty good return at the casino, I figured it was best not to push my luck.
That's very interesting. Are you saying he ticketed you for crossing the solid line to make a turn or pass? If this is correct in SC I would get a ticket every time I turn into any driveway. I have a double solid line I cross.
I was charged for making a turn into the path of a pickup passing (from behind) on my left on two lane road. My issue was he was not LEGAL to be passing as we were in a no passing zone. If he had not been making an illegal pass all would have been well. Had he been driving the speed he told the officer he was all would have been well. The road had NO lines or signage but by state law it was a NO PASSING ZONE.
Wow. So YOU got ticketed for him making an illegal pass? Not to be a di&^ but I think your lawyer friend may have given you some bad advice.
The officer acted improperly and it would be a simple matter to appear before the traffic-judge, post bond, and appeal to county-court requesting trial by jury. Chances are the prosecutor would have dropped the case at that point, knowing it’s a loss for him and the county.
