Watch out! Agricultural traffic

The harvest season has started. Because, he who sows... must reap! In Zeeland we have many farmers who provide for our food, amongst other things. And now it has to be harvested. As a result, more agricultural and construction vehicles can be found on the road. You will not only encounter tractors, but also tractors with various sharp and / or heavy duty machines.

Do you want to go on a bike ride, tour with the motorcycle, or go for a nice walk? Look ahead. If agricultural traffic is approaching, wait in a wider area of the shoulder earlier. You're relaxing, aren't you? Agricultural traffic is often difficult to avoid. They are heavy and berms are sometimes too soft. So it happens that farmers would like to pull over, but are unable to do so because of the vehicles they are on. What they can do in that case is reduce the speed so that you can feel safer on your bike or on foot.

In general, contractors and farmers choose the shortest route, provided that this route is also easy to drive. Agricultural traffic tries to avoid the (village) centers as long as possible. In Zeeland, a Quality Network Agricultural Traffic Zeeland has been set up. This is a network that the through agricultural traffic uses as main routes. On some routes this is more than 50 vehicles per day during the harvest. Farmers and contractors are called upon to use this network as much as possible.

As a driver, you can pay attention to avoid rural roads during the harvest if you are in a hurry. On the rural roads you can encounter a lot of agricultural traffic. These roads are often narrow and the vehicles often do not have the space to pull over.