If you encounter a dust storm while driving, you should:
If you encounter a severe dust storm, you should immediately reduce your speed, drive completely off the highway, stop as far to the right as possible (taking care not to stop in the travel or emergency lanes), turn off your lights, take your foot off the brake, remain in the vehicle with your seat belt(s) buckled, and wait until the dust storm has passed.
- Be cautious and drive through it, since dust storms usually don’t last very long.
- Slow down, carefully pull completely off the road, turn off your lights, take your foot off the brake, and wait until the storm passes.
- Slow down, carefully pull completely off the road, turn on your lights, and wait until the storm passes.