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Safety Cones Whether it's your job to head into a smoke-filled building, treat injured individuals at the scene or make roadside improvements, there's always one overarching safety concern: Motorists who speed by your work area. This issue is especially prevalent for emergency workers and law enforcement officers attending to vehicular accidents and other roadside incidents. To create a distraction-free environment that allows you to focus on your job, traffic cones are immediately deployed at the scene. Their presence - bright orange and encircled with reflective strips - catches motorists' attention, especially when coupled with signage and lights. Whether to replace your existing set or upgrade to a space-saving solution for your vehicle, explore all safety cones and traffic kits available at Fire Safety USA. Safety Requirements for Traffic Cones Shop around, and you'll find all types of traffic cones - small to large, in different colors and sometimes featuring specific markings. For firefighters, emergency personnel and other roadside crews, traffic cones follow the recommendations set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). Specifically, safety cones used to alert motorists to traffic pattern changes, temporary road detours or roadside crashes must stand at least 28 inches in height and be spaced closer in inches than the speed limit. For example, safety cones must be placed 50 or fewer inches apart in areas with a posted 50 MPH speed limit. In addition, two reflective bands added toward the peak of each cone improve nighttime visibility. Design Characteristics of Safety Cones Emergency crews use DOT-compliant traffic cones to divert traffic around their work area or call attention to an obstruction - for instance, an accident or a dangerous patch of pavement. Because motorists will be driving right past the road cones: They're ideally made of a durable plastic or