Tractors and ATV rollovers are reported to be the biggest cause of farm-related deaths each year, but Nebraska students are getting a feel for what they do if they make a wrong move and end up in an accident from the safety of virtual reality.
Stuart High School students use the “Rollover Ranch” game to help younger students learn farm safety.
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Wallace High School students are among the first to test out the agriculture safety technology game, developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The virtual reality glasses and “Rollover Ranch” game, which instills farm safety, feels like the real thing as a student virtually drives a farm vehicle, while in the St. Edwards gymnasium.
Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com.
