Helpful Hints from joeeze: Driving in fog

Yesterday, as I drove down Route 29 South from my Podunk town to Lynchburg (home of Liberty University, among other things) to the Lynchburg Half-Marathon, I encountered heavy fog in the dark before sunrise.

I left home at 5:25 a.m. for the 70-mile trip and about 15 miles south of Charlottesville encountered a wall of fog which stayed present intermittently for about 40 miles.

I invoked fog driving techniques which I haven't had occasion to use for at least five years.

Here is my protocol:

1. Slow way, way down. I am always amazed by the speed of cars whizzing by me in the fast lane in conditions of low visibility. Maybe they have X-ray/infrared vision turned on.

2. Turn on my flashing hazard lights in addition to fog lamps.

3. Find a huge, slow truck with mega-lighting on the back, get behind it, and stay as far back as I can from it while still being able to see its light show. This lets me enjoy the relatively clear path behind the truck as it dissipates the fog in its path.