Lighting and Marking Standard for Animal-Drawn Vehicles to be Revised

Date: Friday, November 04, 2011

ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN--The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to revise ANSI/ASAE EP576.1, Lighting and Marking of Animal-Drawn Equipment.

The currently published standard has effective recommendations for animal-drawn wagons and buggies. However, safety professionals working with Anabaptist communities have identified additional recommendations that are needed for various low-profile wagons operating on public roads, including pony carts, which are commonly operated by children.

ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at ASABE, 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at /standards/projects,-adoptions,-revisions,-withdrawals.aspx .

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