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With winter fog descending crossed the Outer Ring Road (ORR), highways and respective arterial stretches, Cyberabad and Rachakonda constabulary person issued advisories to caution motorists, informing that reduced visibility is apt to persist done the play and could trigger superior collisions if drivers neglect to dilatory down and enactment alert. Officers said respective stretches person already seen aboriginal signs of fog-related risks during aboriginal mornings and precocious evenings, erstwhile visibility falls sharply.
High beam volition worsen glare
Cyberabad Police advised each motorists to thrust with greater subject and patience, stressing that reduced visibility demands little speeds, dependable braking and accordant lane use. Officers said precocious beams lone worsen the glare successful fog and urged drivers to power to low-beam headlights and fog lights erstwhile entering affected stretches. They said reflective cogwheel for two-wheeler riders and cleanable visors are indispensable to forestall them from becoming invisible to fast-moving vehicles.
Cyberabad Police’s do’s and don’ts portion driving successful foggy conditions
Lights
Always usage low-beam headlights successful fog
Avoid utilizing high-beam lights
Switch connected fog lights instantly upon entering fog-affected zones
Do not usage hazard lights portion driving; power them connected lone erstwhile your conveyance is stopped
Keep tail-lamps cleanable and guarantee they are intelligibly visible
Avoid flashing precocious beams astatine oncoming traffic
Ensure brake lights are functioning decently to pass vehicles behind
Carry an exigency kit including a torch, reflectors, and basal tools
Speed
Reduce velocity and support afloat power of the conveyance astatine each times
Avoid overtaking successful fog; overtaking becomes highly unsafe successful debased visibility
Two-wheeler riders indispensable debar implicit speeding, particularly during aboriginal mornings
Maintain mean acceleration; debar abrupt speeding oregon abrupt slowdowns
Avoid utilizing cruise power successful foggy conditions
Do not halt abruptly connected the road; determination to the leftmost lane if stopping is necessary
Maintain a harmless region from vehicles up to debar abrupt collisions
Follow lane markings carefully; debar unnecessary lane changes
Thick fog blankets the Narsingi agelong of the Outer Ring Road arsenic wintertime conditions persist successful Hyderabad connected Wednesday, (November 19, 2025) | Video Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Reflective stickers
Ensure conveyance reflectors are disposable from a agelong distance
Two-wheeler riders indispensable deterioration reflective jackets and support helmet visors clean.
Pedestrians should debar acheronian apparel and transverse lone aft checking some sides
Heavy vehicles should usage reflective stickers and support headlights/tail-lights on
School buses and nationalist transport indispensable travel each fog-specific information measures
Visibility
Ensure wipers are successful bully moving information for wide visibility
Keep the windshield cleanable and usage anti-fog/defogger modes to forestall misting
Keep windows somewhat unfastened to trim interior fogging
Stretches with dense fog
Rachakonda constabulary besides issued an advisory and said that the fog has been peculiarly dense connected stretches utilized by dense vehicles, schoolhouse buses and long-distance commuters, adding that adjacent slow-moving vehicles are becoming hard to spot. They reiterated that helmets and seatbelts are mandatory, warned that drunk driving volition pull strict enactment and asked motorists to guarantee that tyres, wipers, lights and wiring are successful due moving condition.
Police reminded the nationalist that helping clang victims wrong the archetypal hr tin prevention lives and that Good Samaritans who intervene promptly are eligible for the Good Samaritan Rathna and a reward of ₹25,000.
Both commissionerates said unnecessary question during dense fog should beryllium avoided and that abrupt braking, lane cutting and overspeeding are among the superior causes of pile-ups connected foggy stretches. Patrolling is being intensified successful susceptible pockets, and advisories volition proceed to beryllium issued done societal media, FM updates and postulation apps to usher motorists passim the season.
Dos and don’t for motorists
Police advised motorists to dilatory down, support a harmless distance, support to their lanes, usage fog lights, trust connected indicators early, support windows somewhat unfastened to trim interior fogging and guarantee that wipers, defoggers, tail-lamps and reflectors are moving correctly. They besides urged pedestrians to debar acheronian covering and transverse lone aft checking some sides.
Motorists were told not to usage precocious beams, not to overtake successful fog, not to trust connected cruise control, not to usage mobile phones portion driving and not to halt abruptly connected the carriageway. Hazard lights, officers said, indispensable ne'er beryllium utilized portion driving but lone erstwhile a conveyance is stationary. Avoiding unnecessary question during aggravated fog, particularly during aboriginal mornings, was powerfully recommended.
