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Tractor accidents fall

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into two different

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categories.

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Number one is when

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there's a traffic

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accident

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involving a tractor.

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Those vehicles have

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visibility issues and

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almost always the

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single most

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important question

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involving a tractor

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accident is whether or

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not it had the

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triangle

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displayed for road

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work.

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Sometimes when they're

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on the road, you'll

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have an accident.

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We had a case where

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the triangle itself

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was covered up by the

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fender and

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the motorist

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contended that the

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tractor did not have

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its triangle

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displayed, but we were

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able to get

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an expert bend out the

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fender and there was

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in fact the triangle

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that is required for

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road uses.

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So if there is a

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traffic accident

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involving a tractor,

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that's a case, but a

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lot of times

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it depends on whether

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or not the triangle

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itself was displayed.

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Those have bulbs, they

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have filaments.

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We can go in and have

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an expert tell us

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whether or not the

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switch was in the

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right position

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for the flashers to be

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on and they can take

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the bulbs apart and

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they can tell

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by the filaments

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whether the filaments

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were on and the lights

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were

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actually flashing.

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There are other kinds

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of tractor cases that

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involve rollovers.

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Tractors themselves

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have killed over

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50,000

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American farmers.

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They are very

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dangerous to operate.

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We pioneered as

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lawyers the ROPS

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system, Rollover

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Protection

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Systems for Farmers.

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They have a bad

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tendency to rollover

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on any sort

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of an incline.

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So if you are hurt

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operating a tractor or

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you are involved in a

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traffic accident with

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a tractor, call us.

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We know tractor

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accidents.