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Originally Posted by BigV
Of course the answer is don't drive faster than condition allow.
I don't know what a "black" fog is, but I've driven in fog, patchy fog, rapidly appearing fog, etc. It's frightening and dangerous. One situation that I've been in similar to this is driving on the highway and smoke from fires obscured the roadway quickly and almost completely. This is a very dangerous situation. If I can't drive more than 15 mph, I'd rather be parked on the shoulder, well off the roadway. Being unable to see should mean being unable to drive. You can't drive if you can't see. Terrible.
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When I went on my whirlwind trip, I got caught in a sudden blinding rainstorm. I couldn't see in front or behind. I couldn't pull off because, knowing no one else could see, I might have been rear-ended. As it was, I could have been anyway. I was white knuckled until it cleared, which seemed forever but wasn't.
You can't pull off somewhere if you can't see, either. If the conditions (fog, rain, blizzard, etc) are other than "patchy" you're really in the hands of fate and luck. Kiss your ass goodbye and hope for the best. Hope for patchy.
The best drivers can get beat by nature.
I'd almost rather deal with the asshats in bumper to bumper construction zones at rush hour. Oh, yeah. I do.