“Let us go in; the fog is rising.”

Silhouette of the SZR towers in the morning fog!
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Shadow theatre with a mixture of sun light and fog.
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A walk in Fog Park?

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Vehicles at a crawling pace, searching for the road ahead!

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It was not a day to drive around, with visibility dropping down to less than hundred meters! The fog covered Dubai, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and certain parts of Al Ain. Emily Dickinson perhaps did have a reason when she said, "let us go in, the fog is rising" considering the accident rates which predictably shoot up when ever it drizzles let alone rains, or in the case of fog, and not to forget dust storms.

The final toll of yesterday's fog - 1 dead, 100 injured, 8 critically injured, 152 minor and major road accidents on Dubai roads. ~Khaleej Times

The day also saw a 35-vehicle collision on Dubai-Al Ain Road. The heavy fog yesterday morning caused severe disruption at UAE airports, causing more than 20 incoming flights to be diverted and delaying countless outbound services. ~Gulf News

Colonel Al Shamsi, director of Dubai Police Control and Command Room, said drivers should turn on their headlights so other motorists can see them. ~Gulf News The picture below only justifies why there should be an effort to make people aware of the rules of driving in different weather.

“Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.”

~Benjamin Franklin (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor.)

A bus camouflaged in the fog with no rear lights! An accident waiting to happen!
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