Driving In Fog, Mist And Haze - GMC 1993 Safari Owner's Manual

Your Driving
and
the Road
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
Turn on your headlights-not just your parking lights-to help make you
Look for hard-to-see vehicles coming from behind. You may want to use
Besides slowing down, allow some extra following distance. And be
more visible to others.
your headlights even in daytime if it's raining hard.
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 several hundred feet (meters). Or
it
might be so thick
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