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ALL EYES ON THE ROAD !!!!

It is almost daily that we see or learn of ‘near misses’ by our motoring public. Let’s all put our warning flags at High Alert. Kids are dashing about going to school and dashing about when school is out. Watch for fast feet and fast bikes!

Labor Day weekend is an opportunity for us to hit the highway for perhaps the final summer fling. And 55 is no longer adequate, nor is 60 miles per hour. Driving 60 on Route 51 is like a ‘Sunday driver!’ Nevertheless, 60 is generally accepted by law enforcement and we consider it adequate! How about some patience out there?!

And another red flag …

Farmers can now legally drive all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) on county and township roads for farming purposes, under new legislation passed this summer.

“This legislation restores the ability farmers had to ride ATVs on roads legally in time for harvest,” says Captain Brian Hollo, Commander of Dist. 12 State Police. An ATV operator needs a valid drivers license, and proof of insurance to ride on county and township roads. They must also display a slow moving vehicle emblem on the back of the vehicle to help with visibility.

In a special announcement to the News-Journal, State Police remind motorists to slow down and look for all farm machinery this harvest season.

A majority of farm equipment and motor vehicle crashes occur when the farm equipment operator slows down to turn left and the motorist moves to pass. Before you decide to pass, look for driveways into farms or fields where the farm vehicle could be turning.

Share the road this harvest season. Stay alert and be careful.

PROUD OF YOU … This has been another hot summer in Illinois. Air conditioning takes the sting out of our hot, humid months. Thinking back, a well banked fire felt real good last winter. Here’s hoping the furnace is ready for another winter that will likely be here about the time we turn off the AC.

So it comes as a surprise to read that we, in the Land of Lincoln, are moderate energy users! We’re proud of you for doing your share to conserve Earth’s resources by turning up the thermostat in summer and down in winter.

According to a new think tank out east which would like for us to mention its name, Illinoisans consume the 23rd-lowest amount of energy per person nationwide.

“Many Americans want to save energy, and even know how to do it, but they frequently don’t have access to timely, useful information about how much energy they are using,” said a representative of that institute which has created a resource useful for everyone from schools to elected officials to keep track of their state’s critical energy consumption and generation patterns.

Data from the federal Department of Energy tracked indicators for energy and electricity use, as well as which fuels (like coal, nuclear or renewables) are used to rank states, thus arriving at level 23 for Illinois.