WARNING DEVICE: The correct method to set up!

Very nice... thanks!

 

Great piece of info aimhigh.Even though they should I wonder how many actually do it that way though.

 

Some drivers don't know how to set triangles and some drivers can't find the correct section to post their topics!

 

You have some short legs if 40 paces = 100ft, just saying....

32 paces for me.

Good post, thanks!

 

I can honestly say, in all my years, I don't think I've ever seen 2 triangle setups the same way. I've seen them all grouped together, hanging on the back of the trailer, once on the fuel tank, and most don't have them out at all, and I think I've seen the pattern on the inside of the box. I've even seen them supported by a rock, because the driver didn't know how to open them up. I've always known about the 100, 10, 100, but even I was unaware of the divided highway one. I'm such an old-timer, the first truck I drove in the early 70's, had the 2 round reflectors in the metal box.

 

You forgot to mention that triangles must be set up after you have been on the shoulder for ten minutes. I always carrey to sets because the stupid four wheelers will run them over and you are still responsable to have them set up regardless.

 

This is a very important regulation as mentioned above seldom do you see triangles set up right,,only takes a couple mins to be safe and it only takes a couple seconds to die.I carry a cheap battery operated orange flashing light,,when ever on the side of the road or a ramp with a flat or broke down I put it on the rear of my trailer..sometimes when having to spend the night in a rest area I put out my flashing light,,remember to use your 4 way flashers too.

 

The box even tells you

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4178267]I'm such an old-timer, the first truck I drove in the early 70's, had the 2 round reflectors in the metal box.[/QUOTE]

I've still got a set of those somewhere...

I'm always amused by the creativity of drivers who just don't know what they are doing. Considering their purpose is to warn approaching traffic about your disabled vehicle, putting them on or grouping them in close proximity to the vehicle always seemed pointless...but seeing as how so many get this simple little task so wrong I'm curious how many LEO's are aware of the proper way to have them set out?