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Farm machinery operators frustrated with impatient drivers during busiest harvest in years
Heavy machinery drivers and transporters are frustrated with the “stupidity” of impatient motorists, which they say has peaked as the grain harvest continues.
Key points:
- More vehicles are on the road than previous years with NSW’s bumper harvest
- Heavy vehicle operators say they are frustrated by dangerous car drivers
- The Australian Custom Harvesters Association president wants a national awareness campaign
Rod Gribble, president of the Australian Custom Harvesters Association, said the attitude of car drivers had not changed — they were still pushing the boundaries, putting themselves and truck drivers in danger.
“We are sick to death of being blamed for drivers’ misdemeanours when they come into contact with oversized agricultural…
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