How to drive safely in bad weather

1, what is fog?

"Mass fog", also known as "fog removal", is a kind of fog that is "thick" and has low visibility within the local range of tens to hundreds of meters due to the influence of local microclimate environment. If the line of sight is good outside the fog, it will be hazy inside. Fog is regional and unpredictable, especially on expressways, which will lead to sudden changes in visibility, great harm to the traffic safety of expressways and easy to cause major traffic accidents.

2. Hazards of fog

Because "fog" is difficult to predict and forecast, and it is very regional, it is difficult for vehicles to get notice or early warning in advance. When the drivers realized that there was fog, they had entered the center of the fog. Sometimes the driver has just walked out of a fog, but the next fog comes inadvertently, which makes people hard to prevent and often leads to major traffic accidents. Therefore, fog is called the "mobile killer" on the highway.

3. What should I do in case of heavy fog?

① If fog is observed in front when driving at high speed, follow the main traffic flow, slow down and drive into the rightmost lane, or take refuge in the service area and wait for the fog to dissipate.

② If you enter the foggy area, you must not stop on the spot, which may easily lead to continuous rear-end collision. At this time, you should immediately slow down, turn on all the lights, keep a safe distance from the car in front, and try to avoid emergency braking and slamming the steering wheel.

(3) When visibility is very low and you can't leave the expressway, you should choose the emergency parking belt or the shoulder to stop, turn on the danger warning flash and place the parking warning device according to the regulations, and transfer the passengers in the car to a safe area, and then continue driving after the visibility improves.

Visibility is reduced in foggy days, and the probability of traffic accidents is several times or even dozens of times higher than usual. Because of its particularity, the fog is more harmful. Foggy weather in autumn and winter, try to avoid the early morning that is prone to fog, and go slow in foggy days. Drive carefully!