"If you must venture out in foggy conditions, keep these safety tips from the NWS in mind: Reduce speed: Slow down and allocate extra time for your trip to reach your destination safely. Visibility priority: Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights. If available, employ your fog lights. Avoid high-beams: Refrain from using high-beam headlights, as they create glare that impairs your visibility on the road."
"North Bay Interior Valleys and East Bay Interior Valleys are included in a dense fog advisory released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 9:01 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Sunday Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. The NWS San Francisco CA adds to expect, Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous, the NWS said."
"When a dense fog advisory is issued for your area, it means that widespread dense fog has developed and visibility can plummet to a quarter-mile or less. These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible. If you must venture out in foggy conditions, keep these safety tips from the NWS in mind:"
North Bay Interior Valleys and East Bay Interior Valleys are under a dense fog advisory until Sunday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m., with visibility expected to fall to one quarter mile or less. Low visibility can create hazardous driving conditions. Drivers should slow down, use low-beam headlights or fog lights, avoid high-beams, and maintain a large following distance. Use lane markings to stay in the correct lane. Allow extra travel time or postpone trips if possible. In near-zero visibility, activate hazard lights and pull into a safe parking area; if none exists, pull off the roadway as far as possible, set the emergency brake, and keep hazard lights on.
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