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Originally Posted by mwdilday
So this is what the DOT says about warning flares/devices placement. I really don't understand what this is saying with the 100' facing traffic and 100' facing away from traffic. Both say 100' from disabled vehicle.
I think it just means placement in the front of the vehicle and placement behind the vehicle, so one would face oncoming traffic and one would face away oncoming traffic.
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It confused me as well but there is a bit more to it as they do account for the situation. They just provided the straight two lane road placement.
On a two-lane road:
* The first device should be placed on the traffic side of the vehicle 10 feet (4 paces) from the front or rear, depending on traffic direction,
*The second device should be placed 100 feet (40 paces) behind the vehicle, and
*A third device should be placed 100 feet (40 paces) ahead of the vehicle on the shoulder or in the lane where the vehicle is stopped.
One-way or divided highway:
The devices should be placed 10, 100 and 200 feet from the rear of the vehicle, toward approaching traffic.
Within 500 feet of a hill, curve or obstruction:
A device should be placed 100 to 500 feet from the vehicle in the direction of the obstruction.
The other two should be placed according to the rules for two-lane or divided highways.
Here is the link I read for full context.
http://www.csrdot.com/blog/warning-device-placement/