buggy safety News

Horse and Buggy Crashes Decline but Still Deadly in Lancaster County, Penn.

Nothing says “Lancaster County” in Pennsylvania like the sight and sound of a lathered horse pulling a square, black buggy down the road. The county undoubtedly has more of the horse-powered vehicles than any other in Pennsylvania, based on population …

Kentucky Amish Buggy Safety Bill Not Yet Law

Legislation that would give the Amish an immediate exemption from having to attach brightly colored slow-moving-vehicle triangles to their buggies still hasn’t been signed into law. Members of the more conservative Amish sect of Swartzentruber object to the emblems on …

Amish Buggy Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky

Kentucky’s General Assembly has given final passage to legislation that would exempt the Amish from a longstanding requirement that they affix bright orange safety triangles on their slow-moving buggies. Lawmakers, in a debate watched by other states with sizable Amish …

Kentucky Lawmakers Swayed by Amish Man’s Letters on Buggy Issue

The simple, heart-felt letters of an old-fashioned Amish man are being credited for the Senate’s quick passage of a bill that would allow Kentucky’s Amish residents to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies instead of the bright orange triangular …