8 people killed in Utah sand storm

dodge guy wrote:
I think some of you have never driven in an area where these kinds of things happen. There is no preparing for it. A sandstorm or whiteout happens in seconds. Yes me minute it’s clear as a sunny day then seconds later zero, and I mean ZERO, visibility. It’s one of those things you can’t prepare for. Yes you can see it up ahead after it happens, but when your first in line there is nothing you can do.
I pray for all involved.

Over a lifetime I have many times when snow, rain, or dust has reduced the visibility to the point I could not see the end of my hood. But I was never involved in a accident under those conditions. If you hit a vehicle in front of you because you could not see it I question your right to ever drive again.
NEVER DRIVE IF YOU CAN'T STOP IN THE DISTANCE YOU CAN SEE! is one of the basic ideas of being in control of a vehicle.

I think some of you have never driven in an area where these kinds of things happen. There is no preparing for it. A sandstorm or whiteout happens in seconds. Yes me minute it’s clear as a sunny day then seconds later zero, and I mean ZERO, visibility. It’s one of those things you can’t prepare for. Yes you can see it up ahead after it happens, but when your first in line there is nothing you can do.
I pray for all involved.

Me too. I thought maybe the wind flipped their trailers.

ok, I was confused at first. thought they were just sitting in their campers...
it was a highway accident. link

It was the typical low visibility scenario. If people knew how to drive and when not to drive these things would happen less frequently. I was on the road last week and driving in some very low visibility rain. Amazing how many cars and trucks passed me as though the weather was clear.

Sorry to hear this news. Knowing when to pull off the road and stop can save your life.