Editing Flare (section)

===Roadside and rail===
[[File:Flare 0.jpg|thumb|left|Three road flares burning]]

Another type of flare is the '''''{{Visible anchor|fusee}}''''', which burns with a bright red light.<ref name="RRFlare">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIiCs78um5AC&dq=fusee+flare+bright+red&pg=PA7 |title=Fusee |series=Quirk V. New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company |publisher=United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |date=1951 |page=7 }}</ref> These come in two main types which are used for roadways and [[rail transport]]ation. The first type are fusees used for roadways which are known as ''highway flares'' or ''road flares''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Qa4AAAAIAAJ&dq=Highway+flare&pg=RA11-PA31 |title=Highway Flare Signal Device |series=Products List Circular [opportunities for Small Businesses] |publisher=United States. Small Business Administration |page=31 |date=1964 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oyt__CYAJmwC&dq=road+flares&pg=RA1-PA209 |title=Zimmer-Cross |series=Records & Briefs New York State Appellate Division |publisher=State of New York |date=2009 |page=37 }}</ref> These are commonly used to indicate obstacles or advise caution on roadways at night and are found in roadside emergency kits.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U-YmAQAAMAAJ&q=fusee+flare+road+night+obstacle |title=Automobile Cases |publisher=Commerce Clearing House |date=1961 |page=801 }}</ref> Law enforcement also may use these flares (either propped on a biped or laid flat) to signal traffic hazards or that a road is blocked, often as a more visible replacement for traffic cones.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 May 2019 |title=Emergency Flares for Road & Highway Usage » Traffic Safety Resource Center |url=https://www.trafficsafetystore.com/blog/emergency-flares-for-road-highway-usage/ |website=Traffic Safety Resource Center |access-date=15 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Police Roadside Safety: Tools to Increase Visibility |url=https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/police-roadside-safety-tools-increase-visibility |website=National Institute of Justice |access-date=15 June 2021 }}</ref><ref name="OJP20080612">{{cite web |date=12 June 2008 |title=Evaluation of Chemical and Electric Flares |url=https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/224277.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/224277.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |website=Office of Justice Programs }}</ref> Law enforcement in the United States usually use [[magnesium]]-based flares that last from 15–30 minutes.<ref name="OJP20080612" />

Fusees used for rail are known as ''railroad flares'', they are commonly used to perform hand signals or used as torches in [[rail transport]] applications.<ref name="RRFlare" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Myers |first1=Raymond H. |last2=Montgomery |first2=Douglas C. |last3=Anderson-Cook |first3=Christine M. |date=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89oznEFHF_MC&dq=railroad+flare&pg=PA603 |title=Constraints on the Component Proportions |series=Response Surface Methodology Process and Product Optimization Using Designed Experiments |publisher=Wiley |page=603 |isbn=9780470174463 }}</ref> Railroad flares can burn for at least 10 minutes, are not fastened to train cars, and are handheld by railroad personnel for protection at night.<ref name="RRFlare" /> It was argued during an Appeals case that railroad flares are much more visible than [[lantern]]s.<ref name="RRFlare" /> In general: trains that encounter a lit railroad flare are required to stop until it burns out.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oWAUhZh-noC&dq=railroad+flare+pass&pg=PA2 |title=Statement of Facts |publisher=United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |series=Hatfield v. Baker |date=1973 |page=2 }}</ref> Fusees made specifically for railroad use can be distinguished from highway fusees by a sharp steel spike at one end, used to embed the fusee upright in a wooden [[railroad tie]].

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