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Fog Safety Tips

4/13/2020 (Permalink)

foggy road Please use extra caution when driving in low visibility.

On my way into work this morning I found myself surrounded by fog. It can be a little eerie and extremely dangerous. I thought I would take the opportunity to learn a little about these clouds that hang around on the ground. Let’s start with the definition:

fog1

/fôg,fäg/

noun

  1. 1.
    a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

I also came across some really great safety tips to share with you if you must drive in fog.

  1. Slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
  2. Make your vehicle as visible as possible to others on the road, both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights which will keep your tail lights on as well. Of course, if you have fog lights, use them.
  3. Never use your high-beam lights. Using high beams lights causes glare, making it more difficult for you to see what's ahead of you on the road.
  4. Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.
  5. To ensure you are staying in the proper lane, follow the lines on the road with your eyes.
  6. In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business and stop.
  7. If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible. Once you come to a stop, turn off all lights except your hazard flashing lights, set the emergency brake, and take your foot off of the brake pedal to be sure the tail lights are not illuminated so that other drivers don’t mistakenly run into your vehicle.

I hope you find these helpful. Be safe out there!

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