A safety concern

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A safety concern; Geo broke down on the road?
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 10 2012, 11:54 AM (814 Views)
Memphis metro	Mar 10 2012, 11:54 AM Post #1
Posts: 15,634 Group: Tech Certified Member #1,708 Joined: Jan 20, 2010	Today I was traveling around the interstate and its currently under construction so they had the large concrete barriers blocking off the safety lanes to pull into when you brreak down. Well sure enough a person had broke down on the interstate and the car was in the traveling lane because he had no other choice and no where to go. Well on the interstate the cars traveling 70 miles and hour makes for a dangerous situation indeed. It dawned on me how much safter it could have been with five or six saftey cones out behind the car to warn and drive the traffic into the other open lane instead of rapidly approaching the broke down car to find it broke down and stopped. I believe I am going to find some of the small ones and put them in my cars.



ascensions	Mar 10 2012, 12:04 PM Post #2
Je conduis une petite voiture. Posts: 647 Group: Valued Members Member #7,705 Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Location Behind The Wheel Year/Make/Model 1996 3/5 Hatch	Get one of those "Cuidado - Wet Floor" signs too. That will really mess with their heads.



Way	Mar 10 2012, 12:17 PM Post #3
Posts: 788 Group: Valued Members Member #962 Joined: Jul 10, 2009 Location Northern Vermont Year/Make/Model 96 Geo Metro	Might want to consider flares or some such in case it happens at night, in the rain etc. You know it will happen at the worst possible time.



ascensions	Mar 10 2012, 12:32 PM Post #4
Je conduis une petite voiture. Posts: 647 Group: Valued Members Member #7,705 Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Location Behind The Wheel Year/Make/Model 1996 3/5 Hatch	I used to carry flares... they're a good buy, only a few dollars a piece, take up no room in the trunk, and they're great for lighting camp-fires, and grills during cookouts.



Way	Mar 10 2012, 01:06 PM Post #5
Posts: 788 Group: Valued Members Member #962 Joined: Jul 10, 2009 Location Northern Vermont Year/Make/Model 96 Geo Metro	They burn in the rain too I think..



Bad Bent	Mar 11 2012, 10:34 AM Post #6
Facetious Educated Donkey Posts: 14,799 Group: Moderator Member #334 Joined: Dec 26, 2008 Location Native of SoCal, in Moscow, Idaho Year/Make/Model 1991 and 1996 Geo Metros	Truck driver carry the triangular reflectors and place them 50, 100 and 200 feet behind the truck on a divided highway. I have small cones that are 6" in height that I got 20 years ago. In today's traffic I believe flairs would be great.



maxmpg	Mar 11 2012, 02:09 PM Post #7
Posts: 935 Group: Valued Members Member #4,303 Joined: Feb 2, 2011	Bad Bent Mar 11 2012, 10:34 AM Truck driver carry the triangular reflectors and place them 50, 100 and 200 feet behind the truck on a divided highway. I have small cones that are 6" in height that I got 20 years ago. In today's traffic I believe flairs would be great. I realized I don't have any flares (that I know of their age) thanks for the reminder! I have been fortunate to not have needed them yet, but have driven by drivers who had them deployed. Driving by at 60+Mph they still really caught my attention, extremely hard to miss especially at night. If you want to get REALLY prepared - get some of those orange cones without holes in the top. Cut holes in the top just big enough for a flare to stick up out of it snuggly. Now you have the best of two worlds - a bright flare, a very bright orange cone and a flare stand! Edited by maxmpg, Mar 11 2012, 02:09 PM.



vr4	Mar 11 2012, 07:11 PM Post #8
Posts: 1,720 Group: Tech Certified Member #3,683 Joined: Nov 17, 2010 Location vancouver, wa Year/Make/Model 98 swift	My monteros came with flares from mitsubishi. the first one I bought had 4 flares iirc when I got it. I tried one a couple years ago to see if they were still good. 15 years later and it lit off with no problems



Way	Mar 12 2012, 03:49 AM Post #9
Posts: 788 Group: Valued Members Member #962 Joined: Jul 10, 2009 Location Northern Vermont Year/Make/Model 96 Geo Metro	maxmpg Mar 11 2012, 02:09 PM Bad Bent Mar 11 2012, 10:34 AM If you want to get REALLY prepared - get some of those orange cones without holes in the top. Cut holes in the top just big enough for a flare to stick up out of it snuggly. Now you have the best of two worlds - a bright flare, a very bright orange cone and a flare stand! Do the flares have hot runoff like the wax from candles? Just wondering if that would melt the cones...



Memphis metro	Mar 12 2012, 05:54 AM Post #10
Posts: 15,634 Group: Tech Certified Member #1,708 Joined: Jan 20, 2010	Way Mar 12 2012, 03:49 AM maxmpg Mar 11 2012, 02:09 PM Bad Bent Mar 11 2012, 10:34 AM If you want to get REALLY prepared - get some of those orange cones without holes in the top. Cut holes in the top just big enough for a flare to stick up out of it snuggly. Now you have the best of two worlds - a bright flare, a very bright orange cone and a flare stand! Do the flares have hot runoff like the wax from candles? Just wondering if that would melt the cones... The way things go with me, they would start a grass fire on the side of the highway and I would be responsible for paying the fire department bill for putting out the fire.



lilacM	Mar 12 2012, 06:22 AM Post #11
Fresh Fish Posts: 1 Group: Members Member #8,741 Joined: Mar 12, 2012 Location CA, USA Year/Make/Model 2007	Car accidents are really rampant these days. Some are accidents, while some are really factory defect. Car recalls are getting common news. Then, it was Toyota and Nissan, now there's news that Road salt corrosion leads to Jeep Liberty recall. So it's best to have your car regularly checked to avoid these accidents. Better safe than sorry. Hopefully these car recalls will give us better cars in the future.



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