Is it illegal to drive in foggy weather with low visibility?

It is illegal to run a red light in foggy days, but generally no penalty will be deducted.

Visibility is very low in foggy days, so you won't lose points if you can't see the traffic lights opposite. When it is determined that the vehicle ran a red light, the police will thoroughly review the photos. The traffic police department said that when determining whether a car is suspected of running a red light, it needs three photos to prove it. The captured photos were taken from the rear of the vehicle, as shown below:

1, before the vehicle crosses the stop line;

2. After crossing the stop line;

3. When driving into the crossroads.

If the fog is really heavy, the electronic police can't even see the signal light clearly. In this case, the photo evidence taken by the electronic police is incomplete, and the behavior of running a red light and pressing the line will not be confiscated and punished. If the visibility is low because of the smog, you can't look at the red light by mistake. If you are photographed, you can apply for cancellation of the illegal record. But when the fog is not very heavy, zoom in, you can see the signal light and license plate number clearly, and the electronic eye will capture the relevant evidence. In this case, you must be punished for running a red light.

Remember to check the lighting of the car before driving in foggy weather. When driving, you should abide by the rules of using lighting equipment. You need to turn on fog lights, tail lights, width lights and low beam lights, make full use of the lights to improve visibility and see the dynamics of vehicles and pedestrians. It should be noted that you should not use the high beam when driving in foggy days, because the optical axis of the high beam is on the high side, and the light emitted by the high beam is diffusely reflected by the fog, which will form a vast expanse of whiteness in front of the car, but you can't see anything when driving.

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Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 114th the traffic administrative department of the public security organ may, according to the traffic technical monitoring records, punish the illegal motor vehicle owner or manager according to law. If the driver can be determined, he may be punished in accordance with the provisions of this law. Thirty-eighth vehicles and pedestrians should obey the traffic signals; In case of on-site command by the traffic police, it shall pass according to the command of the traffic police; On roads without traffic signals, traffic should be guaranteed under the principle of safety and smoothness.