PROTOTYPE SENDS ROLLOVER ALERT IN THE FUTURE, A TRACTOR-MOUNTED DEVICE COULD SEND OUT A SIGNAL TO FIRST RESPONDERS, IMPROVING RESCUE RESPONSE TIMES

摘要

Tractor rollovers are the Achilles' heel of agricultural safety efforts. Tractors weren't equipped with rollover protective structures (ROPS) until 1985, and many older tractors are used to pull stumps, drive fence posts, mow ditches, and other dangerous chores. Tractor rollovers are linked to more than half of all agriculture-related fatalities in the U.S.