Proper Use Of Orange Safety Triangles

That's great, but I don't think I can fit all those cop cars in my side box.

 

Put one in front if you are on a curve to warn oncoming traffic, they might clue in

 

Lane control???
They would have to look up from the phone to do that?

 

And you have to feed the cops too.

 

I have about 9 triangles. 3 came with the truck, and 6 snagged from the junk yard for $5/set.

When I have a load, and I streetpark near where I live, I put about 6 of them behind me, up to 200 yards. That spot is not well lit, so I also put a magnet mini strobe light at the left rear corner of the trailer, set it to low strobe speed.

I guess I'm within the FMCSA rules as set below

(iii) Business or residential districts. The placement of warning devices is not required within the business or residential district of a municipality, except during the time lighted lamps are required and when street or highway lighting is insufficient to make a commercial motor vehicle clearly discernable at a distance of 500 feet to persons on the highway.


So far, no citation issued by the local's finest people...

 

It's important to set the warning triangles correctly. The FMCSR has established a standardized method for all trucks to met the safety of situations the best they can. You as a CDL holder are expected to adhere to those requirements. If you do not, just like anything else, you'll be held accountable for what might happen. I don't know about other drivers but I sure would not put my freedom or reputation on the line for another driver. If someone gets killed or in a bad enough accident, after the truck has stopped, you can bet that the state or feds are going to inspect to insure that the warning devices are set properly.

What I have seen that just goes beyond belief is the use of flame flares around a gasoline tankers or any flammable material. It happens and by some of the people that you would think would never do it. Years ago a Chevron truck over-turned on I-5 going into L.A. heading north. Right around the large tire factory on the northbound side you can see the black marks on the center divider where a gasoline spill went up in flames after a CHP set out flares. By the time he realized his mistake it was too late.

 

I wish they would enforce their use more. I had two close calls coming back through Ontario last week where the driver did the "three triangles out back within 5 feet of one another" thing on two-lane highway around blind curves where the truck wasn't completely out of the lane of travel.

It's exceptionally important to use the triangles to WARN drivers of a stopped truck.

 

Thank you thats the way i remembered it too