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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dense dust or sand reduces visibility and air quality severely.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wall of brown dust approaching, sudden darkness in daytime.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stinging eyes and difficulty seeing road markings.
Scene hazards: Multi-vehicle crash, Respiratory injury, Disorientation, Flying debris
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If driving: slow, signal, pull completely off pavement.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Turn off lights while parked to avoid rear-end collision confusion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay in vehicle with seatbelt if no building nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep radio on low for traffic updates.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 after collision or breathing distress.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report multi-car pileup location to highway authority.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Asthma attacks from dust need inhaler and possible emergency care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye abrasions from sand require medical flushing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT continue driving blind in dense dust.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stand on highway shoulder in low visibility.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep driving slowly with hazard lights through a dust storm
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pull off the road entirely and wait. Continuing causes deadly chain collisions.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — High-speed rear-end crashes in near-zero visibility.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dust storms drop visibility to meters and cause pile-up crashes on highways.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fine particles injure lungs especially in children and elderly.