Driving in fog can be incredibly dangerous – not only does the moisture make vehicles more likely to skid, but your visibility is drastically reduced. If you find yourself having to make an automobile trip in heavy fog, try sticking to these tips – they are great safety boosters.
Use your low-beam headlights
While the seemingly obvious thing to do is use high beam headlights, this isn’t actually the best safety method, as the high beams simply illuminate the fog in front of you, making it harder to see traffic. Using your low beams light on your vehicle is a more effective way of spotting traffic.
Use the line in the pavement as a safety guide.
If the fog is exceptionally thick, try using the white line on the right side of the road as a navigation guide. Don’t look at the center pavement line, as doing so will lead you to be closer to oncoming traffic then leaning to the non-highway side.
Use your Fog Lights
If your car has specialty fog lights, you can illuminate the road in front of you, as well as making you and your car more easily spotted by other drivers. Rear fog lights can be effective in helping motorists behind you spot your vehicle’s course.
Drive Slow!
This is an essential tip. If you’re having problems seeing the road in front of you, don’t drive fast under any circumstances. Monitor your speedometer in order to regulate how fast you’re going, as thick fog that obscures the landscape around your car makes it more difficult to determine your vehicle’s velocity by sight alone.
Don’t stop – for any reason!
If you can’t see where you’re going, you may be inclined to stop on the road until the fog clears. If you need to stop, you need to find a spot far away from traffic, and make sure your lights are turned off. If you leave your lights on, it might make other motorists think that where you’re sitting is the direction of traffic, which could cause an accident.
Emergency Roadside Services
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