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Session Laws, 1970
Volume 695, Page 1525   View pdf image
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Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1525

(i) One, approximately 100 feet from the disabled vehicle in the
center of the lane occupied by the vehicle and toward traffic approach-
ing in that lane;

(ii) One, approximately 100 feet in the opposite direction from
the disabled vehicle and in the center of the traffic lane occupied by
the vehicle; and

(iii) One at the traffic side of the disabled vehicle not less than
10 feet rearward or forward thereof in the direction of the nearest
approaching traffic. If a lighted red electric lantern or a red portable
emergency reflector has been placed at the traffic side of the vehicle
in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, it may be used
for this purpose.

(b)    Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this section is
disabled within 500 feet of a curve, hillcrest or other obstruction to
view, the warning signal in that direction shall be placed to afford
ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less
than 100 feet or more than 500 feet from the disabled vehicle.

(c)    Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this section is
disabled upon any roadway of a divided highway during the time
lights are required, the appropriate warning devices prescribed in
subsections (a) and (e) of this section shall be placed as follows:

One at a distance of approximately 200 feet from the vehicle in the
center of the lane occupied by the stopped vehicle and in the direc-
tion of traffic approaching in that lane; one at a distance of approxi-
mately 100 feet from the vehicle, in the center of the lane occupied
by the vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane;
one at the traffic side of the vehicle and approximately 10 feet from
the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.

(d)    Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this section is
disabled upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder
thereof outside of any municipality at any time the display of fusees,
flares, red electric lanterns or portable red emergency reflectors is not
required, the driver of the vehicle shall display two red flags upon
the roadway in the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle,
one at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of the vehicle,
and one at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the
vehicle.

(e)    Whenever any motor vehicle used in the transportation of
explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of
any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gas, or any motor
vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, is disabled upon a highway
of this State at any time or place mentioned in subsection (a) of this
section, the driver of the vehicle shall immediately display the follow-
ing warning devices: one red electric lantern or portable red emer-
gency reflector placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the
vehicle, and two red electric lanterns or portable red reflectors, one
placed approximately 100 feet to the front and one placed approxi-
mately 100 feet to the rear of this disabled vehicle in the center of
the traffic lane occupied by the vehicle. Flares, fusees, or signals
produced by flame shall not be used as warning devices for disabled
vehicles of the type mentioned in this subsection.

(f)    The flares, fusees, red electric lanterns, portable red emer-
gency reflectors, and flags to be displayed as required in this section


 

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