Driving In Fog, Mist And Haze - Buick 1993 Century Owner's Manual

Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
Turn
on your headlights-not just your parking
lights-to help make you more visible to others.
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Look for hard-to-see vehicles coming from behind. You
may want to use your headlights even in daytime if it's
raining hard.
Besides slowing down, allow some extra following
distance. And be especially careful when you pass
another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room
ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted by
road spray. If the road spray is so heavy you are actually
blinded, drop back. Don't pass until conditions improve.
Going more slowly is better than having an accident.
Use your defogger if it helps.
Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See "Tires"
in the Index.)
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze
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Fog can occur with high humidity or heavy frost. It can
be so mild that you can see through it for severa1,hundred
feet (meters). Or it might be
so thick that you can see
only a few feet (meters) ahead. It may come suddenly to
an otherwise clear road. And it can be a major hazard.
When you drive into a fog patch, your visibility will be
reduced quickly. The biggest dangers are striking the
vehicle ahead or being struck by the one behind'. T r y to
"read" the fog density down the road. If the vehicle
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