Driving in the Fog:

• Slow down; allow extra time to reach the destination

• Use low beams and fog lights, if applicable

• Never use high beams, which cause glare

• Engage 4-way flashers when visibility is near-zero

• Increase following distance to account for sudden stops

• Stay in the proper lane by following the lines on the road

Consider the “three-second rule” for maintaining distance in bad weather: You should be able to count to three before you pass what the vehicle in front of you passed.

In extremely dense fog, the NWS recommends:

• Turn on hazards, pull into a safe location such as a rest area or parking lot, and stop

• If there is no safe location to pull into, pull off to the side of the road as far as possible and:

Turn off all lights except hazards

Set the emergency brake and remove foot from brake pedal to ensure tail lights are not illuminated.