How to ride a motorcycle in fog
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Seeing and Seeing: Some Tips for Accessing Elements
Attention and respect for safety distances, two basic rules ...
Putting an end to the fog is very simple: just heat up the air! This will allow the water droplets to evaporate, their concentration will decrease, and the atmosphere will suddenly become more transparent! Simple, right? Because fog is simply this: excessive concentration of water droplets in the atmosphere, a phenomenon that only occurs when the temperature is cool (but not only: it can also happen at sea when a mass of fresh air passes over a warmer surface, but since you are not here on lerepairedujetskieur.com, we will not develop). Therefore, we will understand that places where there is already a little natural moisture, thus, favor the appearance of fog: coastal areas, the bottom of the valley, bridges over rivers, forests, as well as densely cultivated plains ...
Fog or fog?
Impress your friends and improve your general knowledge with Bikers' Den! Do you know what distinguishes fog from fog? The first provides visibility of about 1000 meters, the second is much less, which can be reduced by a meter. Obviously, in this case, things become extremely difficult and dangerous for bikers. And it still gets worse in the case of fog with glaze, which further reduces traction.
The effects of the fog
Fog has three effects:
- extinction, i.e. visual disappearance of possible vehicles, objects and obstacles,
- a halo that includes light sources,
- a veil that reduces the accuracy of vehicles and objects in the environment, eroding them.
All of this changes the understanding of the environment and, in particular, the distance from vehicles around you.
What is the visibility?
The first question to ask yourself? What is my visibility? The speed to be followed will depend on the answer given that the time it takes to stop in the event of an unforeseen event (reaction time + braking distance) will impose a reduced taxi speed on you. This low visibility is the cause of accidents, and the fog has its own type of cardboard based on a monstrous pile ... even if in the end fog only accounts for 2% of road accidents.
Reduce speed
As we have already explained, wet bitumen has a reduced coefficient of adhesion, which lengthens the braking distances. This applies the principles of softness in order, waiting and reading bitumen, with even greater harshness. Therefore, we will slow down our speed. Note that road codes set a maximum speed of 50 km / h in foggy conditions, including on highways.
View is life!
Therefore, a Pinlock and an anti-fog screen are required, as well as a possible bomb projection that keeps the water from stagnating on the screen. And all our condolences to the glasses owners!
Glasses or a yellow screen allow for a better understanding of contrasts by increasing brightness and relief. And as a friend of the tablecloths, you fragile little biker probably don't want to end up in a little waffle in the middle of baklava cars built into each other. And we understand you: this time set aside your natural elegance and adopt very high visibility clothing: a fluorescent yellow jacket, an orange construction cap, an LED helmet or fluorescent yellow, it's all good so the cars behind you can see you in time. If you are driving in areas where fog persists for part of the year, you may want to consider installing fog lamps, both front and rear, such as those sold by SW Motech. In the case of very dense fog, if you are driving at a reduced speed, using your warnings will allow vehicles to see you behind you, because the normal range of a motorcycle's rear lights is not very long.
Increase safety distances
If you need to drive in this low-visibility environment, it may be helpful to attach a "guide" and follow another vehicle with its fog lamp. Therefore, it is important to maintain a greater safety distance than usual despite fog. Contrary to what some people think, driving in the spotlight will only dazzle you more.
Do not exceed
For all of the above reasons, visibility is reduced and any overtaking is dangerous. Exceeding can mean that you are face to face with a vehicle in the opposite direction, without anticipating its presence. So we stay in line.
Of course, vigilance in these conditions will depend on your ability to stay warm, dry, the only conditions to keep your concentration level at its highest. Therefore, tailored equipment in anticipation of what awaits you is minimal.
Riding in fog has two virtues: requiring you to be extremely careful and being awake. And when the tablecloth dissipates and the little sun bathes in the soft light of the horizon, whose contours are still ill-defined and at the same time gently warms your frozen bones, this sense of return to life provides an ineffable joy. The fog is like Chantal Perricon: it's good when it stops.
