What To Do If You Are Caught in a Dust Storm On Your Next Road Trip

One great part of living on the West Coast is wide open drives and miles of road to cover from the Southern Border up to Washington. Making a long distance drive through the Southwest means traversing many different landscapes, and the desert poses one unique challenge for drivers: dust storms.

So what do you do if you a driving along, and the next minute you are inundated in a wall of dust? Luckily, the answer is easy and it will help keep you safe until the wind and dust pass.

1) Begin to slow down after checking for traffic around you.

2) Merge off of the highway, making sure that you are no longer in a traveling lane.

3) Turn off all your vehicle lights and engage the parking brake.

4) Stay in the vehicle and keep your seat belt fastened in case of a collision.

5) Wait for the storm to pass and merge back onto the highway.


Have you ever been caught in a dust storm while driving? What did you do? Share your story in a comment below.