Foggy

From Telegraph.co.uk

Foggy driving in Dubai
By annabelkantaria

Unless you’ve experienced it, you probably don’t know that, for a few days each year, the sunny emirate of Dubai disappears entirely under a thick blanket of early-morning fog. It forms on autumn and spring mornings due to high humidity, clear skies and contrasting day and night temperatures. Without fail, it results in displays of jaw-droppingly bad driving. Police estimated that most cars involved in accidents are travelling at 120kph (75mph) despite visibility of less than 50 metres.

Apart from speeding and not leaving enough stopping distance, which are obviously the underlying causes of all these accidents, a big problem is driver mentality. Many of Dubai’s expatriate residents come from countries unfamiliar with high-speed driving, let alone with fog. Many labour under the illusion that turning on the car’s hazard lights activates a magical force field around the vehicle, allowing the driver to tailgate down the highway at 140kph (87mph) in dense fog without use of fog lights.

For those of you who haven’t seen this chilling sight, believe me, I’m not joking.