ASABE Revises Standard regarding slow-moving vehicle ID emblem.

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) revised ANSI/ASAE S276.8 APR2016, which identifies requirements and applications for slow-moving vehicle (SMV) identification emblem. Specifically, revisions clarify requirement for use of SMV emblem on towed agricultural implements and equipment as well as clarify center triangle color as nonreflective red-orange fluorescent throughout said document.



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ASABE Revises Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem Standard



ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its standard that identifies the requirements and applications for the slow-moving vehicle (SMV) emblem.



ANSI/ASAE S276.8 APR2016, Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem (SMV Emblem), was revised to clarify the requirement for the use of the SMV emblem on towed agricultural implements and equipment and clarify the center triangle color as nonreflective red-orange fluorescent throughout the document. This widely used emblem provides a means of identifying and communicating the relative speed of such slow-moving.



ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text via electronic download on the ASABE online Technical Library at elibrary.asabe.org/. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.



ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 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 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.



ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.

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