LED Emergency Roadside Flares next to car

Emergency Roadside LED Flares

Nobody wants to think about being stranded on the side of the road, especially at night.

In my travels, I have had a truck radiator burst and, of course, the problem of having a rapid air loss, also known as a blowout. Not just one tire, but two duals at the same time.

In both cases, after pulling off the roadway and making sure everyone was okay, it was time to warn other drivers that we were parked on the roadway in an emergency. There are several ways that this can be accomplished. There are the traditional orange safety triangles that we see truckers use, or there are the burning road flares that will last about 20 minutes, then it is time to set out some more.

LED Emergency Roadside Flares

Now there is the advancement of LED road flares. These LED lights come in various sizes and shapes. They can be in the shape of hockey pucks or look like road flares. Some are rechargeable or they can use AAA or AA batteries. The problem with the rechargeable flares is that they will aways need to be charged for use. I have tried these, and they don’t last as long as the emergency. I elected to use flares that require AAA batteries. If the flares start to dim, I can always put in fresh batteries. I do not like to keep batteries in them since they could go bad, leak, and damage the flares.

The LED flares that I use come in a case that has two flares. They are called Twinkle Star Emergency Roadside Flare Kit, from Amazon. A set of four flares is $31 (as of Nov. 2023). You can have the flares blink or display a red signal. In addition, they have a flashlight built into the flare.

Escapees hopes that you do not have a roadside emergency, but, before you do, you might want to purchase a set of LED roadside flares for the unexpected.


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Jim Koca

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Jim Koca

Jim is the Education Director for Escapees RV Club. He is a retired law enforcement officer with over 42 years of service and specialized in accident reconstruction. This dealt with weight and tires issues of vehicles involved in collisions. Jim and his wife Lisa are fulltime RVers and work out of their RV.

They travel the country and instruct RVers Boot Camp for Escapees RV Club. In addition Jim is the administrator for RVers On-Line University, developing courses for the program.

2 Responses

  1. Please mail me an emergency roadside led flare to Desirae Frazier at 419 Lee Road 222 Smiths Station Alabama 36877

    1. Hello Desirae, you will need to use the link in the blog post to purchase these LED Flares. We don’t sell them ourselves.

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