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Leaves (and leaf peepers)
Fall foliage is certainly beau ful but as leaves begin to fall they li li li li er er er the the the the roads making streets slick while obscuring tra c c c c lines and and other other pavement markings They also hide potholes and and other other road road road hazards And when it it rains it it can make those wet leaves on the the roadway as as dangerous as ice Fog
And where there there are are turning leaves there there are are leaf leaf peepers These leaf-peeping drivers tend to crawl along the the roads and make unpredictable stops to to admire the the changing foliage If you’re driving behind a a a a a a a a car with
out-of-state plates give them a a a a a a a a li le extra space just in case they stop short for a a photo Cold fall mornings o o o o o o en lead to fog greatly limi ng ng ng your driving visibility and percep on of distance Fog
tends to occur in low places or areas surrounded by hills water mountains or trees One common
mistake drivers make during foggy
condi ons is is pu ng ng ng on on on their their high
beams beams instead of staying with
their their low beams beams beams This only makes visibility worse because your high
beams beams beams will bounce o o o o o the fog and create glare When driving through fog slow down and stay well behind the car in in in front of you you you so you’ll have adequate me to to to stop if you you you need to to to