You are forced to pull over and park at the edge of a flat, straight road with one lane in each direction. How should you set out your reflective triangles?
Correct answer: Place one at most 10 feet from the back of the vehicle, a second about 100 feet behind the vehicle, and a third about 100 feet ahead of it.
Answer options
- APlace one at most 10 feet from the back of the vehicle, a second about 100 feet behind the vehicle, and a third about 100 feet ahead of it. Correct
- BPlace one roughly 50 feet from the rear of the vehicle, a second roughly 100 feet back, and a third roughly 100 feet in front.
- CPlace one at most 10 feet from the back of the vehicle, a second about 100 feet behind the vehicle, and a third about 200 feet behind the vehicle.
Why
On a road with traffic in both directions, vehicles can come at you from either side, so one triangle marks the vehicle up close and the other two go about 100 feet out in each direction. Putting both outer triangles behind you, at 100 and 200 feet, is the setup for a one-way road or divided highway.
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