CALIFORNIA MAY TUNNEL THROUGH FOG

A MAJOR MENACE TO THE CALIFORNIA DRIVER--FOG THAT OBSCURES HIS VISION--MAY BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL PARTIALLY IF FOG DISPERSAL EQUIPMENT NOW UNDERGOING TESTS BY THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PROVES SUCCESSFUL. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO CARVE A TUNNEL THROUGH THAT PORTION OF A FOG BANK THAT HOVERS OVER A HIGHWAY. IT FEATURES A SPRAY SHOT BY A COMPRESSOR CARRIED IN THE REAR OF A SMALL OPEN TRUCK. WATER IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF THE SPRAY BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF POLYELECTRIC SOLUTION--HARMLESS TO BOTH PLANT AND LIFE--IS ADDED TO SERVE AS THE ELECTRICAL ATTRACTOR. /PW/

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• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 70
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electrical properties; Equipment; Fog; Fog dispersal; Water
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221755
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Public Works
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM