Chapter 158 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC.

158-42   USE OF FLARES

Whenever any bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home is disabled and stops upon any portion of the traveled portion of any street or highway in this town, except upon streets or highways which are artificially lighted at night, at any time during which lights are required upon motor vehicles, the operator of such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home shall place or cause to be placed on the roadway three (3) red reflector flares or torches of a type approved by the Superintendent.  One (1) of the flares or torches shall be placed in the center of the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home and not less than one hundred (100) feet therefrom in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane, one (1) not less than one hundred (100) feet from such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home in the opposite direction and one (1) at the traffic side of such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home not closer than ten (10) feet from the front or rear thereof, provided that if such bus, truck, trailer, house trailer or mobile home is disabled within five hundred (500) feet of curve or crest of a hill or other obstruction to view, the flares or torches in that direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the street or highway, but in no case less than five hundred (500) feet from the disabled vehicle.