India, Jan. 1 -- As dense winter fog continues to blanket parts of North India, severely limiting visibility on roads and highways, a viral video showing a dangerously improvised "solution" has alarmed social media users.

The clip, shared on Instagram, shows a group of men travelling by car in near-zero visibility. With headlights proving ineffective in the thick fog, one of them is seen sitting on the vehicle's bonnet, signalling directions to the driver with his hands.

Inside the car, a passenger explains that they are unable to see turns due to the fog, so they made a person sit outside on the car's bonnet to help them give instructions. "It's an off-road patch and we are unable to see anything here. We can't figure out where to turn...