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Road Safety Week: Farm Safety Foundation urges farmers to take extra care on rural roads

As Brake’s annual Road Safety Week gets underway, the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) is urging farmers across the UK to make rural road safety a top priority this winter

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With tractors, ATVs and farm machinery frequently sharing country roads with other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, the Farm Safety Foundation is reminding farmers during this year's Road Safety Week...

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