The clouds rolling over the prairie over these most unpleasant few days have been brown instead of the usual grey. Filled with roiling dirt from dry soil, strong winds have sand blasted the area, bringing up remembrances of dust bowl years.Safe driving during dust storms means pulling off of the highway and turning all lights off because the natural inclination of drivers during low visibility is to follow the tail lights.Low visibility due to blowing dust is very dangerous for highway travelers and was the complicating factor during the three incidents involving 10 vehicle wrecks in Barton County on April 29, 2014.Unfortunately, after the drought of the last few years, low visibility due to blowing walls of dust, may need to be a consideration for highway travelers, and the decisions the driver makes can save lives.National Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service website offers these safety tips for motorists. They are:•If dense dust is observed blowing across or approaching a roadway, pull the vehicle off the pavement as far as possible, stop, turn off lights, set the emergency brake, and take your foot off of the brake pedal to be sure the tail lights are not illuminated.•Don’t enter the dust storm area if you can avoid it.•If you can’t pull off the roadway, proceed at a speed suitable for visibility, turn on lights and sound horn occasionally.