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Sharing the road with horse-drawn buggies near Versailles

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The countryside around Versailles is home to a long-established Amish and Mennonite farming community. On rural Morgan County roads, you may come up behind a slow-moving horse-drawn buggy. This is most likely on weekday mornings and around community gatherings. Treat a buggy the same way you would any slow vehicle or farm equipment. Slow down early. Watch for the orange slow-moving-vehicle emblem (a bright triangle) and the reflectors on the back. Give the buggy plenty of room. Pass only when it is clearly safe and legal. Hills and blind curves on county roads make patience even more important. Sharing the road this way is just normal rural courtesy, and it keeps everyone safe. For specific road-safety rules, confirm with MoDOT and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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