Foggy Driving Conditions & Car Accidents

It's not uncommon for Ontario residents to experience foggy driving conditions this time of year. Fog forms when the difference between temperature and the due point is roughly less than 2.5 C or 4 degrees F. Fog can form suddenly, and can dissipate just as quickly; this depends on what side of the dew point the temperature is on. This is a phenomenon known as flash fog.

Fog can reduce driver visibility, limit visual contrast and distort a drivers perception and limits the ability to see other cars and objects on the road.

Avoiding a Car Accident

While fog makes for unpleasant conditions, there are however, ways in you can avoid being involved a car accident.

• Drive with caution - Leave a greater distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
• Slow down - Don't be rushed and take your time.
• Fog Lights - If you have them - please use them. Fog lights are designed to reduce glare.

Facts to Consider



• Fog can distorts your perception of speed. By the lowered visual contrast, the driver might think that other vehicles are traveling slower than they really are.
If you beloved this article so you would like to collect more info regarding fatigue awareness training i implore you to visit our page. • Fog can also make it difficult for the driver to judge his or her own speed. Depth perception and surroundings are skewed.
• Speeding while driving in the fog is a dangerous combination. Speed limits are designed for driving in ideal conditions. It is the drivers responsibility to match their speed to that of the road conditions.
• Fog can make it more difficult distinguishing between stationary objects (such as parked cars, or vehicles stopped at a light) and a moving one (such as moving vehicles and pedestrians).
Heavy fog this past Tuesday morning (Nov 1st 2011) may have been a factor in a four-vehicle car accident at the intersection of Innisfil Beach Rd & Yonge Street just south of Barrie, and north of Toronto. News reports say a pick-up truck entered the intersection and was struck by a vehicle, which caused a two-car chain reaction.

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