DOTSafety Triangles

One at 40 paces (approximately 30 meters or 100 feet) from the stopped commercial motor vehicle in the center of the traffic lane or shoulder occupied by the commercial motor vehicle and in the direction of approaching traffic; and

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One at 40 paces (approximately 30 meters or 100 feet) from the stopped commercial motor vehicle in the center of the traffic lane or shoulder occupied by the commercial motor vehicle and in the direction away from approaching traffic.” The California DMV puts it this way: “If you stop on a 2-lane road carrying traffic in both directions or on an undivided highway, place warning devices within 10 feet of the front or rear corners to mark the location of the vehicle and 100 feet behind and ahead of the vehicle, on the shoulder or in the lane you stopped in.”

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In the heat of the moment after a crash or after your truck suddenly becomes disabled, things are happening fast and it’s easy to forget the proper procedure. As one CDLLife reader recently remarked, “I just passed a disabled truck and although he had his triangles out, they were all within 40′ of his truck. I see this type of setup all the time.”