Disabled on roadway or shoulder
245(1)Where a motor truck of two or more metres in width, including load, a passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or pole trailer is disabled or otherwise left standing upon a roadway or shoulder thereof, outside the jurisdiction of a local authority, the driver of that vehicle or of the motor vehicle towing the same shall
(a)
if the vehicle is stopped during the day time, or at a time when lighted lamps are not required on vehicles under section 207, immediately display two red flags on the roadway in the lane of traffic occupied by the stopped vehicle, or when the vehicle is disabled or standing on the shoulder at the near edge of the roadway, one at a distance of approximately thirty metres in advance of the vehicle and one at a distance of approximately thirty metres to the rear of the vehicle:
(b)
if such vehicle is stopped during the night time or at a time when lighted lamps are required on vehicles under section 207,
(i)
immediately place a lighted fusee, or electric lantern on the roadway at the traffic side of the vehicle, and
(ii)
within the burning period of the fusee, if one is used, and as promptly as possible place three lighted flares or three electric lanterns on the roadway one at a distance of approximately thirty metres in advance of the vehicle and one at a distance of approximately thirty metres to the rear of the vehicle, each in the centre of the lane of traffic occupied by the stopped vehicle or, when the vehicle is disabled or standing on the shoulder, at the near edge of the roadway, and one at the traffic side of the vehicle approximately five metres either rearward or forward thereof;
(c)
if the vehicle is stopped during the day time or when lighted lamps are not required as aforesaid, and remains standing at a time when such lighted lamps are required on vehicles, place lighted flares or electric lanterns in the several locations specified in paragraph (
b) at or before the time when such lamps are required to be lighted.
245(2)When a vehicle used in the transportation of flammable liquids in bulk, or transporting compressed flammable gases, is disabled or otherwise left standing upon a roadway or shoulder thereof, outside the jurisdiction of a local authority, the driver of such vehicle shall comply with the requirements of subsection (1) except that no flare, fusee or other signal produced by flame shall under any circumstances be used.
245(3)It shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this section if three portable reflector units are displayed at the times, in the locations and under the conditions specified in subsection (1).
245(4)The flares, fusees, lanterns, flags or reflector units displayed as required in this section shall conform with the requirements of section 243.
1955, c.13, s.217; 1956, c.19, s.19A; 1959, c.23, s.15; 1961-62, c.62, s.86; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17