Use of Safety Components to Avoid Accidents With Agricultural Tractors in Public Roads

Sabrina Dalla Corte Bellochio,Gessieli Possebom,Lutiane Pagliarin,Francieli De Vargas,Airton Dos Santos Alonço

doi:10.5539/jas.v10n6p217

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https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v10n6p217

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Abstract

The market of agricultural tractors has an important role in the Brazilian economy, as well as the role the tractor plays in agricultural operations. With the rising level of mechanization, the traffic of tractors on public roads consequently increased, thus raising the propensity of occurring accidents. In transit, tractors present low traveling speed, besides being wider machines in comparison to cars, besides also presenting low visibility to the other drivers who use the roads. The relevance of studies that point the problems related to this type of traffic accident is related to its severity, in order to seek preventive measures. In this context, this study aimed to address the interface of safety components related to lighting and signaling with the avoidance of accidents involving agricultural tractors on public roads. This way, studies show aspects such as: the road speed limit, as well as its type and width; the number of vehicles and agricultural machinery in circulation; safety components; lighting and signaling items, influence and help to draw a characterization of accidents involving farm machinery. Among the types of accidents, collision and overturning are the most common. Even if the number of accidents with tractors is lower in relation to automotive vehicles, the severity of the accidents is greater, with propensity of 5 to 8 times more deaths. Therefore, the correct use of safety components and items of lighting and signaling on tractors, in addition to the compliance with laws and regulations, may contribute to reducing the number of accidents with agricultural machines on public roads.

Highlights

The agricultural expansion and the introduction of mechanized activity boosted the development of the country (Castro, 2004; Sologuren, 2015)
The market of machines accompanied this process in order to meet the domestic demand, so that currently wheeled tractors account for over 80% of total domestic sales of agricultural and highway machinery in Brazil
This paper aims to to address the interface of safety components related to lighting and signaling with the avoidance of accidents involving agricultural tractors on public roads

Summary

Introduction

The agricultural expansion and the introduction of mechanized activity boosted the development of the country (Castro, 2004; Sologuren, 2015). The tractor takes a central role in farming operations, characterized as the main source of power (Rinaldi et al, 2016) for operations that require power, traction and support. It is presented as the most widespread machine in agriculture and is seen as a status symbol for the farmer (Cavallo et al, 2014). The versatility of agricultural applications of the tractor and the growing use of new technologies on the property, require a renewal of this machinery, because the equipment present incompatibility in the connection with mechanisms present in older machines (Ferreira Filho & Felipe, 2007; Vian et al, 2013).

Traffic Tractors on Public Roads

Accidents With Tractors on Public Roads

Characterization of Accidents With Tractors on Public Roads

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