Roadside flares?

Home Depot sells them. You can also buy them online. If the OP wants to buy flares, that's alright with me. I cringe and curse when I see a truck on the shoulder at night. Because you know what, I can't always get over. There is nothing like blowing by a truck on the shoulder missing him 3 feet doing 65 mph.

And let's consider the new trend in trucking. And that is, taking the shoulder for every nit picking thing including 30 minute breaks! After a while you get numb to it.

OP, I don't think your idea is a bad one. If I wasn't so lazy, I would go buy some myself.

 

Sometimes the brighter the light has the opposite effect. Just look how many emergency crews with emergency lights still get hit. Drunk and old drivers seem to be the ones attracted to bright lights like a moth. But baring the consequences of not using them.

At least in a large truck you have a far more solid beast that can take a hit.

I personally don't like road flares. I find myself always tending to them and the obvious hazard. Light one and lay another one on top and at the unburned end. Being out there for a while you will need a bunch. pyro road flares are being phased out in favor of LED strobes. When you wrap up the scene you have to stick around until the flares burn out and they get messy banging around a vehicle. That and tow trucks won't drive over them if they have to get in position to hook up. The eflares look like a great option. Google LED road flares or in Amazon. They do now have some nice reflective vests with LED lights. The issue is tending to the batteries.

Although the reflective triangles may not instill much confidence what you don't see it even the brightest of lights will get washed out with headlights except for reflective surfaces.

My take is can't go with with LED flares, a good vest, reflective triangles and pyro flares (if you can) just in case.

 

i have 12 LED lights i put on the back of the trailer at night if i need to....
2 small yellow and 2 small red ($12 each)
4 medium red ($10 each)
2 large yellow and 2 large red ($35 each)
PLUS 2 reflective arrows ($15 each)
all are magnetic so they will stick to the door's and the bumper, they can be set to flash or stay on
you can see them over 1 miles away at night

3 years ago i was the 1st truck to show up on a jack knife at 04:30 in WY (bottom west side of middle sister)... the trailer was across 1 lane and the shoulder.... pig tail was ripped off the back of the truck so NO LIGHTS on the trailer.... i put my lights all the way down the side of the trailer

 

i can't use them with some of my loads----- hasmat

 

The bad thing is there's a whole lot of people don't even know how to put out triangles correctly..

 

Or they only use ONE triangle.

 

Flares are great...but if you carry certain HM, or if your truck is powered by CNG, they are a big no-no.

§ 392.25

 

If you can't get over you can always slow down.
No?

 

True. And I do slow down with a soft brake. 65 was an exaggeration. But, even if its 45, it's unpleasant.

 

I agree.


As to the OP, if you are going to use only flares you should have a large supply.
Also, you can set them up in a zig-zag pattern so when one is expiring it will light the next one.