Cycling in Fog

[crossy]

I've started cycling to work at 5am suposed to be foggy in the morning do you think it will be safe.

 

[DrSquirrel]

It will be "less safe" but by how much? weather reports doesn't mean that it will be sub 100m visibility etc. And, less cars around at 5am. I assume you have more than just some basic LED flasher? If you have any extras put them on.

What I find with fog is that it accumulates on my glasses and it makes it seem worse

 

[jayonabike]

I went out for a cycle yesterday morning in the fog, great fun! Just make sure your lights are charged up.

 

[downfader]

Fog is alright, just take it easy, use good lights and wear light colours with reflectives.

Ideally use a more powerful light up front and rear on steady, plus a flasher rear and front. At 5am it should be ok to monitor the sound and visual of traffic around you - most will be in bed.

 

[goo_mason]

Fog is alright, just take it easy, use good lights and wear light colours with reflectives.

Ideally use a more powerful light up front and rear on steady, plus a flasher rear and front. At 5am it should be ok to monitor the sound and visual of traffic around you - most will be in bed.

You should be fine with what you've got.

My only tip is to beware of cars with only one headlight working. You think there's a motorbike coming the other way in the middle of their lane, but it turns out it's a car straddling the white line with the non-working-light side of the vehicle in your lane!

From recent rides in the dark, I'd estimate that around 1 in 10 vehicles on the road have only one front light working (and often only one rear or brake light working). Phenominally high number - plod could be raking in a fortune in fines doing people with faulty lights!

 

[crossy]

Thanks for the replies. I run BM lights front and back off a hub dynamo with a 1 watt flash at the back. Still trying to find the right things to wear either too hot or too cold. Best thing I've found so far is a florecent running gilet