Equestrian use of roadways

In the eighteen hundreds, members of their conservative Christian faith fled Europe and began a new life in a small county in Pennsylvania called Lancaster.

They are best known for their simple lifestyles, including having limited forms of electricity, living off the land, and having very conservative viewpoints on a number of topics.

[3] Ohio and Pennsylvania both have large populations of Amish and Mennonite using horse-drawn buggies as their primary means of transportation.

In England, two men and the horse pulling a trap were declared dead at the scene of a collision with a Volkswagen Golf, a compact car.

[10][11] Horses should also be outfitted with hi-vis, which might include a fluorescent cloth on the rear and reflective strips around the legs or tail.

There are a few exceptions made for religious beliefs that prohibit bright colors, and in some cases white-and-gray reflector schemes are permitted instead of the usual red-and-orange.

[4] Riding or driving a horse on the roads is best done during daylight and in fair weather to avoid low visibility conditions.

Riding single file, as well as crossing major roadways in a group increases visibility for oncoming motorists.

Riders and drivers may not see motor vehicles behind them, and they may be unable to move out of the way due to deep ditches or other edge-of-road hazards.

Riders and drivers are generally not permitted on limited-access roads where motor traffic is expected to be travelling very fast.

Carriages are treated as "vehicles" and should travel in the same direction as motor traffic, but at the far edge of the road due to their slow speeds.

[citation needed] Some regulations only allow passing the horse-driven vehicle or horseback rider when it is safe to do so and prohibiting the use of any form of noise, such as a horn.

Interviewing the Amish communities, motor vehicle drivers, and other stakeholders, they came up with a series of recommendations to help reduce crashes.