No-Rider Rules for Tractor Safety

Background

• Tractors are for work, not for recreation or hauling people around.
• A person other than the operator who hop a ride aboard a tractor or trailing equipment can fall off or get caught in the machinery, becoming seriously injured or even killed.

Rules

• As a tractor operator, make "no riders" a consistent policy to follow for yourself and anyone else who uses your tractor.
• Never give in to pleas for a ride, no matter how much fun it might be for operator or riders.
• Never let someone else drive your tractor without your permission.
• Look carefully to make sure no one has climbed aboard the tractor or trailing equipment without your knowledge.
• Be certain everyone is out of the way before you move.
• Do not baby-sit and infant while operating a tractor; instead, arrange for suitable childcare if necessary.
• Transport workers in a car, van, or truck rather than allow them to ride on farm equipment.
• If your must ride along to instruct or supervise and new operator, choose the safest place to sit or stand and hang on tightly.