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Dust Code: Safe Driving in Dust Clouds

Two young men were killed and four others badly injured in an accident caused by a truck making a large dust cloud on a graded road. A driver decided to overtake the truck but drove into the dust cloud, unable to see an oncoming truck hidden by the dust. The accident could have been prevented if both drivers had followed the "Dust Code", which says to not enter a dust cloud, stay at least 4 seconds behind it, never overtake in one, slow down and pull over if one approaches, and only drive when the road is clear again. Following the Dust Code can save lives.

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Dust Code: Safe Driving in Dust Clouds

Two young men were killed and four others badly injured in an accident caused by a truck making a large dust cloud on a graded road. A driver decided to overtake the truck but drove into the dust cloud, unable to see an oncoming truck hidden by the dust. The accident could have been prevented if both drivers had followed the "Dust Code", which says to not enter a dust cloud, stay at least 4 seconds behind it, never overtake in one, slow down and pull over if one approaches, and only drive when the road is clear again. Following the Dust Code can save lives.

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“Dust Code”

WHAT IS IT?
Know & follow the “Dust Code”
Your life depends on it
2 young men killed…
4 badly injured…

How did this happen?


A graded road. A truck making a lot of dust.
The driver decides to overtake the truck.

He drives into the DUST CLOUD!!

Dust

Hidden by the dust-cloud,


is an oncoming truck..…
The result ….

DEATH!
How could the accident
have been prevented??
This could have been
prevented by …

… the Dust Code!


The 4WD driver should have
followed the “Dust Code”
• When you are behind a vehicle that makes
• a dust cloud:
• NEVER drive into the dust cloud: stay back !!
• Stay at least 4 sec behind the dust cloud.
• NEVER overtake in a dust cloud.

se c’s
4 r e
or m o
The truck driver should have followed the
“Dust Code”

Sa
fe ty
Sh
ou
lde
r

An oncoming vehicle creates a dust cloud:


what do you do?
Sa
fet
y Sh
Th ou
e l de
w r
in
dr
ow

• Slow Down
• Move over to the shoulder (over wind-row)
• Stop along the shoulder
• Begin driving when road ahead is clear and
visible
ONLY, only if you can NOT drive off the road
because of: high windrow, steep or no shoulder…

• Move over as far right as possible


• Slow Down to a crawl (less than 10 KPH)
• Keep moving slowly until you can see clearly again
• Only stop if you cannot see the road
(Check your rear-view mirror, there could be someone behind
you…..)
If you are still here …..

You are too late !!!!

Result!
The dust code
when following
a dust cloud:
• Do not enter the dust
cloud
• Stay 4 Sec behind
• Do not overtake
The dust code when a cloud comes towards you:
• Slow down & pull over the windrow
• Drive slowly along the safety shoulder
• Move back onto the road when it is clear
Follow the Dust Code

DRIVE
DEFENSIVELY
and SAFELY

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