Story goes (I wasn't present)... local politician was meeting with farmer constituents. They wanted law changes related to farm equipment on roads, eased regulations around farm plates, etc.
He looked at them and said: I support you. But you need to remember. The law was written years ago when farmers were the big businesses. You called most of the shots and were most of the voters. Law gives you flexibility other businesses don't have. But the population has grown and changed. If I follow your advice and bring this up at the appropriate committees I give it a strong likelihood that you'll end up with much more restriction by the time it gets all the way through. You simply don't have the numbers or the influence you used to have in the region at large. My advice is to keep quiet and enjoy what you have.
In our area of rapid population growth I think of this politician when I see some of the farm equipment on the roads. I don't mind waiting when I'm in the car. But some prudence is warranted. A major accident and the laws might change in a hurry. The makeup of voters here has shifted whether for good or ill.
I was on a road with two lanes and deep ditches smack on either side. Combine with header taking up both lanes. Road has a sharp curve. School bus rounded the curve and suddenly was face to face with a combine stretching ditch to ditch. It ended OK. But it made me think.
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