Which practice for warning traffic about your stopped vehicle is the right one?
Correct answer: If a hill or curve hides your vehicle from drivers behind you within 500 feet, set the rear triangle farther back.
Answer options
- AWarning triangles are needed only when you expect the vehicle to stay stopped for 30 minutes or longer.
- BLeaving the taillights on is the proper way to warn drivers who are coming up behind your stopped vehicle.
- CIf a hill or curve hides your vehicle from drivers behind you within 500 feet, set the rear triangle farther back. Correct
Why
Warning triangles only help if approaching drivers can see them in time, so when a hill or curve blocks the view, the rearmost one goes farther back. They must be set out soon after any stop on the road or shoulder, not just long ones, and taillights alone can make other drivers think the vehicle is still moving.
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Topic: CDL general knowledge License: CDL
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