As further defense for my strobes, tonight on I-4 in Florida there was a Ford Truck along the right side of the road, hazards on, jumping up and down hoping someone would stop and help. I was that someone, had my dad, mom, and brother with me so I passed him before I really noticed him jumping up and down, and decided to help. Slowed down and stopped on the side of the road, backed up for 50ft to get closer, but still stayed about 50ft from his vehicle. Dad, brother & I got out figured out that his back right tire was blown and he had left his tire iron at home the last time he had used it, luckily I have a 4xcross iron so I easily had the right lug size to help out. Got that and my trusty Maglite LED DD Flashlight and handed them to my brother and dad, they helped him with the tire as myself and my mom stayed in the car. Didn't need 4 people working on a truck. My brother used the maglite for extra light and to warn cars on the closest lane to move over, for the 10min, all but 3 did. Luckily there were 3 guys in my car, so we weren't worried about possible theft or injury (there was extra protection that won't be discussed) and we had the right tools to do the job. The Reflective Tape on the doors probably helped alot for vehicles coming by as a warning that there was an open door whenever I got in or out.
But, if I had 2 rear face white strobes and maybe 2 rear facing red strobes, I know people would have stayed out of the way and been alot more alert about the situation. Though I'm glad everything worked out with the way my brother used the maglite to get people to move over, if a maglite worked, i'm sure white strobes would have worked much better.
BTW, in an earlier incident today, had to help jump someone's car. Didn't work, there battery was totally toast or something else was wrong. But what I did notice was that the +/- terminals on the battery SUCK for using jumper cables. So has anyone done anything to the terminals on the battery to help make it easier to attach jumper cables? I haven't looked at them much since earlier today while helping them out, but just wondering if anyone has any ideas.
