TRACTOR SAFETY - RACINE and KENOSHA
Counties
Wisconsin Safe Operation
of Tractor and Machinery Certification Program
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Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties are
working together to provide a tractor safety course for
youth ages 12-15. It is required by the state of Wisconsin
that any youth under the age of 16 that is driving farming
implements on roads be certified and participate in a Wisconsin
Safe Operation of Tractor and Machinery Certification Program.
See Wisconsin Act 455 |
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Tractor Safety courses are held at the Burlington High
School. Classes are a total of 24 hours in length. The classes
are Monday through Friday 8am - Noon with testing occurring
on the following Monday from 8am - Noon. The 2006 classes
are scheduled for June 19th - 23rd and June 26th.
This class is
very interactive and youth spend approximately half of the
class time driving farm implements. The other half is spent
in a classroom setting. Activities including learning general
first aid and putting together a first aid kit. Posters,
pictures and textbook assignments are also a part of the
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Wisconsin Tractor
Safety Course Information
Registration for the
course has begun. Click here for registration information.
Contact Information
Youth are required to
attend all of the classes, pass a tractor driving test and a written
test. Please contact Candy Cervenka at the Walworth County UW-Extension
office by email cervenka@co.walworth.wi.us
or phone 262-741-3190 or e-mail Rose
Skora or phone 262-857-1945 (Kenosha), 262-886-8460 (Racine),
for future registration information.
 Points
to Ponder
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82% of fatalities involving youth under the age of 16 result
from farm implements.
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Youth under the age of 14 are involved in nine times more
accidents than operators who are between the ages of 25-44.
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Youth under the age of 15 are involved in more accidents
while driving on public roads.
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Common causes of accidents are inexperience, lack of maturity,
and the inability to react quickly when confronted with a
dangerous situation.
Wisconsin
Act 455, Section 10, Section 346.925 states:
"Operation of agricultural
machinery by youthful operators
(1) After April 30,
1996 no person may direct or permit a child under the age of 16
years to operate a farm tractor or self-propelled implement of
husbandry on the highway unless the child has been certified as
successfully completing a tractor and machinery operation safety
training course that is equivalent to the requirements other than
age, specified under 29 CFR part 570.70
(2) Subsection (1) does
not apply to operation of a farm tractor or self-propelled implement
of husbandry on the highway on a course that is perpendicular
to the direction of the highway."
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