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you are actually blinded, drop back.
Don't pass until conditions improve.
having an accident.
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Going more slowly is
better than
Use your defogger if it helps.
Have good tires with proper tread
depth.
(See
"Tires" in the Index.)
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Driving in Fog, Mist
and Haze
Fog can occur with high humidity or
heavy fiost. 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
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.
Try to "read" the fog density down the
road. If the vehicle ahead starts to
become less clear or, at night, if the
taillights are harder to see, the fog is
probably thickening. Slow down to give
traffic behind
you
a chance to slow
down. Everybody then has a better
chance to avoid hitting the vehicle
ahead.
A
patch of dense fog may extend only
for a few feet (meters) or for miles
(kilometers); you can't really tell while
you're in it. You can only treat the
situation with extreme care.
One common fog condition
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sometimes called
m i s t
or ground fog
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can happen in weather that seems
perfect, especially at night or in the
early morning in valley and low, marshy
areas. You can be suddenly enveloped in
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