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

more is low. It can happen if a lot
of
water is standing
on the road. If you can see reflections from trees,
telephone poles, or other vehicles, and raindrops
"dimple" the water's surface, there could be
hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn't a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice is to slow down when it is raining, and be
careful.
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
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Turn on your headlights -- not just your parking
lights -- to help make you more visible to others.
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.
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Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See
"Tires" in the Index.)
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze
Fog can occur with high humidity or heavy frost. It can
be so mild that you can see through it for several
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
maj or hazard.
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