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How to be a Safe Driver When the Weather Turns Foggy
Saturday, 05 December 2009 09:39 | Written by Ethan Melandri
Foggy weather can be difficult with your view obstructed, which means incidents involving your car and others are heightened. It is most troublesome when other drivers are not driving for the conditions that exist.
Foggy weather can be difficult with your view obstructed, which means incidents involving your car and others are heightened. It is most troublesome when other drivers are not driving for the conditions that exist.
When there is thick fog about, the best advice is to delay your journey until the weather improves, but if you have to travel what are the best tips and advice to help you make safe progress.
Check your windscreen to ensure that it is clean and allows for the best visibility. You will need to test your fog lamps. The lamps should be used when your view is less than 100 metres in front of you. The lamps will increase your view as well as help other drivers see you better. You do not want to use your high beam headlights during fog. The bright light affects your vision by creating a reflection of the mist, which lessons your ability to see while driving.
As a result of low visibility a common problem in foggy weather is that other drivers are too close to the vehicle in front of them. They tend to feel more comfortable with rear lights in their sights. Some drivers also feel that driving more quickly will help get them on the other side of the fog faster. Both thoughts can lead to accidents on the road. In foggy weather it is best to drive at a safe speed in which you can stop without issue. You also need to use your speedometer to assess your speed since visual information is restricted.
Fog occurs because the air has become cooled down below its dew point, and so the level and thickness of the fog will vary greatly depending on the prevailing environmental and geographic conditions.
Fog is known to occur in certain areas more than others, for example a cold winter day where the ground is lower or there are dips or valleys fog can be thicker. As you drive you need to examine the foggy land because it can change in depth, and worse conditions can result as you continue. You may have to adjust your driving for the changing conditions.
Once visibility improves to over 100 metres you will need to turn your fog lamps off. It is a driving law, and more other drivers could be distracted by the lamps. If you have rear fog lights you will need to turn them off, as they could be construed as your brake lights.
Driving in fog can be highly rough, yet you are capable of remaining safe while driving. You will need to drive in a style that meets the conditions you experience and afford space to others on the road.
by EthanMelandri
Foggy weather can be difficult with your view obstructed, which means incidents involving your car and others are heightened. It is most troublesome when other drivers are not driving for the conditions that exist.
When there is thick fog about, the best advice is to delay your journey until the weather improves, but if you have to travel what are the best tips and advice to help you make safe progress.
Check your windscreen to ensure that it is clean and allows for the best visibility. You will need to test your fog lamps. The lamps should be used when your view is less than 100 metres in front of you. The lamps will increase your view as well as help other drivers see you better. You do not want to use your high beam headlights during fog. The bright light affects your vision by creating a reflection of the mist, which lessons your ability to see while driving.
As a result of low visibility a common problem in foggy weather is that other drivers are too close to the vehicle in front of them. They tend to feel more comfortable with rear lights in their sights. Some drivers also feel that driving more quickly will help get them on the other side of the fog faster. Both thoughts can lead to accidents on the road. In foggy weather it is best to drive at a safe speed in which you can stop without issue. You also need to use your speedometer to assess your speed since visual information is restricted.
Fog occurs because the air has become cooled down below its dew point, and so the level and thickness of the fog will vary greatly depending on the prevailing environmental and geographic conditions.
Fog is known to occur in certain areas more than others, for example a cold winter day where the ground is lower or there are dips or valleys fog can be thicker. As you drive you need to examine the foggy land because it can change in depth, and worse conditions can result as you continue. You may have to adjust your driving for the changing conditions.
Once visibility improves to over 100 metres you will need to turn your fog lamps off. It is a driving law, and more other drivers could be distracted by the lamps. If you have rear fog lights you will need to turn them off, as they could be construed as your brake lights.
Driving in fog can be highly rough, yet you are capable of remaining safe while driving. You will need to drive in a style that meets the conditions you experience and afford space to others on the road.
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When driving in heavy mist good visibility is crucial, and you can maximise this by installing Xenon Car Bulbs. By enhancing the beam produced by your headlights, for example by installing high performance H7 Bulbs, you will be able to see further into the fog and other drivers will also see you more clearly.