BEFORE WE TURN OFF THE LIGHTS DRIVERS
Drivers of high-profile vehicles should be especially aware of changing weather conditions and travel at reduced speeds.Stay in the vehicle with your seat belts buckled and wait for the storm to pass.Set your emergency brake and take your foot off the brake.You do not want other vehicles approaching from behind to use your lights as a guide, possibly crashing into your parked vehicle. Turn off all vehicle lights, including your emergency flashers.Look for a safe place to pull completely off the paved portion of the roadway. Do not stop in a travel lane or in the emergency lane.Do not wait until poor visibility makes it difficult to safely pull off the roadway – do it as soon as possible.If you encounter a dust storm, immediately check traffic around your vehicle (front, back and to the side) and begin slowing down.Avoid driving into or through a dust storm. Tha Producer: (Thats when we turn off the lights) (Thats when we turn off the lights) Shady Jeff: Go Tha Producer: Girl, your boobies look real nice to me tonight Lets have a pillow fight, I know youre tight Thats when we turn off the lights Girl, if youre from Orange County, Ill fuck you right And I think J-Dog might if Im nice Thats.Here’s the full list of “ Pull Aside, Stay Alive” dust storm safety tips: Don’t leave on the lights and increase the possibility of attracting one.
Remember, you’ve pulled off the roadway to avoid other vehicles. Yes, and here’s why: If your car’s lights remain on, any vehicles coming up from behind could use the lights as a beacon, crashing into your car. If you are caught in low-visibility blowing dust, do the following: pull off the roadway as far as possible, turn off all vehicle lights, set the emergency brake and wait out the storm. The campaign, which began in 2012, urges motorists to avoid driving into dust storms.
With Monsoon Awareness Week underway, we're highlighting the Arizona Department of Transportation's Pull Aside, Stay Alive campaign emphasizing dust storm safety.