Pennsylvania Amish Buggies passing etiquette.

I done got lost in amish country 1 time for about 3 hours, couldnt find out how to get back to the turnpike..... I pretty sure i seen every amish pony that was born in the last 100 years in that ####in place lol

 

Thank you for the tip - from a perspective of someone who drives it.
Real Dangerous stuff. Just had a recent fatal accident if I remember correctly.
Another case of "you have all the rights in the world, but you're still dead."
I admire their society, actually. They pride themselves on hard work and ethical behavior.
The Rand Corporation, a "think tank," studied societal breakdown in the case of an EMP attack,
and who would be best equipped to survive. You guessed it, the Amish.

 

It's not just PA... Good amount of Amish here in Indiana along with Ohio, Michigan, and New York... Maybe a couple other states I'm forgetting?

 

F-em! They don't want anything to do with modern society but they want to use the paved roads and expect that they have the right of way? How does that work?

The Amish isn't going to survive an apocolipse. Too much inbreeding to survive long enough for it to matter anyway.

 

LMAO

 

at one time, if i recall, in some states, people on horseback and horses in general pulling wagons, had the right of way. that may have been appealed in many states, as it has been in B.C.

Rules of the Road

as for the Amish, long ago, they were told, that if they want to travel on paved roads, or others, that they must have "lights" and that orange triangle on the rear of the buggies, that signifies slow moving vehicles.

RSA.ie - Horse Road Safety

AQHA: Rules of the Road

each state considers horses, and horse buggies differently, and from county to county as well...

 

Lots of old laws/statues in effect from long ago.

At least the smart ones use the "slow moving vehicle" triangle to avoid legal issues.

 

I've was in Lancaster doing a triple stop today.. Not a very truck friendly area but you know you're close and need keep your head on a swivel when you start seeing the horse crap. I swear this one guy was tied to a race horse. I could barely keep up.