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Driving in Reduced Visibility

1) An accident resulted in 6 injuries and 2 deaths when a vehicle attempted to pass a truck in dusty conditions and collided with an oncoming truck that was obscured by the dust cloud. 2) The "Dust Code" presents safety guidelines for driving in reduced visibility conditions such as dust clouds. 3) The Dust Code advises to stay at least 4 seconds behind any vehicle creating a dust cloud, and to slow down and pull over if an oncoming vehicle is obscured by a dust cloud.

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Driving in Reduced Visibility

1) An accident resulted in 6 injuries and 2 deaths when a vehicle attempted to pass a truck in dusty conditions and collided with an oncoming truck that was obscured by the dust cloud. 2) The "Dust Code" presents safety guidelines for driving in reduced visibility conditions such as dust clouds. 3) The Dust Code advises to stay at least 4 seconds behind any vehicle creating a dust cloud, and to slow down and pull over if an oncoming vehicle is obscured by a dust cloud.

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SAFETY FEEDBACK NOTICE

DRIVING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY


DGEP / SE Ref: 3 - 2004 Issued: 6/2/04
Introduction
A driving accident suffered by another Operator resulted in the death of two young men and bad
injuries to four others. The vehicle the people were travelling in was behind a truck on a dusty road.
The truck caused a dust cloud which reduced visibility very much. When attempting to overtake the
truck the vehicle hit another oncoming truck that could not be seen because of the dust cloud.

Oncoming
truck hidden
by dust cloud Truck in front

Route of vehicle
overtaking

The "Dust Code" presents the lessons learned from this accident. It applies equally to all Total
affiliates where such conditions can occur. It could also be applied to other cases where there is
restricted visibility - bad smoke from a vehicle exhaust, desert mirages etc.
The Dust Code
The Dust Code is:
When you are behind a vehicle that is making a dust cloud
♦ NEVER overtake into a dust cloud.
♦ NEVER drive into the dust cloud - stay back.
♦ Stay at least 4 SECONDS behind the cloud. Select a fixed point on the side of the road, as the
dust cloud passes it start counting slowly to 4 - 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds.

4 seconds

When an oncoming vehicle is making a dust cloud:


♦ SLOW DOWN.
♦ If there is a SAFETY SHOULDER on the road, MOVE OVER onto it and DRIVE SLOWLY.
♦ STOP only if you cannot see or become disoriented. Remember there may be someone
BEHIND you.
♦ Move back onto the road when it is clear.

For further details contact: David John, Total Exploration + Production, 24 cours Michelet, La Defense 10, Paris 92069
tel + 33 1 41 35 35 64, email [email protected]
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