How Do You Light A Road Flare?
• Have a location in mind to place the flare before you light it. A level, paved surface, free of dried vegetation, is best. If you are lighting the flare for roadside use, you should place multiple flares well behind the vehicle, so that oncoming traffic has time to move over. A hundred steps behind or “upstream” of your vehicle is a good distance for the first one. • Locate the cap. Locate the cap at one end of the flare. It will generally have a rough striking surface on the outside edge. Remove the plastic lid or cap to expose this surface, if necessary. • Look at the cap. Look at the cap. Often, the caps are designed with a fold-out tabs or a flat side that will help prevent the lit flare from rolling around. Identify this feature and get it ready before lighting the flare. • Remove the cap. Remove the cap, exposing the end of the flare. You may need to twist gently. The end of the flare will have an ignition surface or “button”. This is the end you will light. • Hold the flare aw
