Dum de DUM DUM...
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coachgeo
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L225 w/woods Few Mowers & Back Blade, D722 in Motorcycle (Triumph Tiger), LMTV
CaveCreekRay
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L3800 HST, KingKutter box scraper, KingKutter 66" rake, County Pride Subsoiler
He failed to keep the "big picture" and was distracted with what was really a minor task. That is the leading cause of flying accidents. Complacency leads one to forget about the task at hand.
Eastern Airlines had three crew members focus on changing out a burned out light bulb and let their plane descend into the swamps of southern Florida. They stopped "flying the plane" to deal with what was really a small issue.
This trooper saw something he thought was a possible risk and forgot about the larger risk of riding his motorcycle defensively and safely. That put him at huge risk -and those around him.
Same with tractor accidents. No matter what happens, keep operating your tractor until its stopped and shut down. Then deal with the distraction.
Eastern Airlines had three crew members focus on changing out a burned out light bulb and let their plane descend into the swamps of southern Florida. They stopped "flying the plane" to deal with what was really a small issue.
This trooper saw something he thought was a possible risk and forgot about the larger risk of riding his motorcycle defensively and safely. That put him at huge risk -and those around him.
Same with tractor accidents. No matter what happens, keep operating your tractor until its stopped and shut down. Then deal with the distraction.