What should you do if you are driving in fog?

When driving in fog, using low beam headlights and reducing your speed is crucial for safety. Low beam headlights are designed to illuminate the road directly in front of your vehicle without causing significant glare that can reflect off the fog, which can impair your vision. This approach helps you see the road and any potential hazards more clearly.

Additionally, reducing your speed is essential because fog can significantly limit your visibility, making it harder to judge distances and react to obstacles or other vehicles. Slower speeds allow for greater reaction times in case sudden stops are necessary.

Utilizing hazard lights is generally not advisable while driving, as they can confuse other drivers about your intentions and create additional risks on the road. Similarly, using high beam headlights can exacerbate visibility issues in foggy conditions by reflecting more light back into your eyes and creating a “whiteout” effect. Lastly, increasing speed would be unsafe as it could lead to losing control or not being able to react swiftly to changes in the driving environment.