National Farmers' Union urges car and tractor drivers to be patient on country roads
The NFU said car drivers should allow extra time for journeys if they are using country roadsCar and tractor drivers are being urged to share the roads and be patient as one farmer says he has suffered abuse for slowing people downThe National Farmers' Union said farmers and other roads users should all be considerateFarmer Rob Stephens said he had suffered abuse for slowing people down while driving his tractor for work.
Mr Stephens, from Wembury in Devon, said anyone who used country lanes also needed to know how to reverse safely. The south-west branch of the National Farmers' Union said farmers should also be considerate, particularly to holidaymakers not familiar with the roads, but called for patience "all round".Mr Stephens said he had suffered abuse from drivers on numerous occasions and mostly ignored it.
He added: "You got to remember that [farming is] a job and they think that you are in the way [on purpose].He added that he had seen traffic "snarled up for quarter of an hour" due to issues with reversing. "If they drive the country lanes, they need to know how to go backwards - that's the bottom line. Because it's not just tractors, we often get double-decker buses," he added.He said: "Most of them have got used to the fact that, at this time of year, there are going to be people not used to driving down some of our narrow lanes, and perhaps with banks on roadsides."It's just a question of allowing a bit of patience all round...
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