Re: Pileups Reported on Snow-Covered Roads (washingtonpost.com)

From: Chris Olds (colds@dydax.com)
Date: Thu Feb 22 2001 - 18:13:18 PST


On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Stephen D. Williams wrote:

> Chuck Murcko wrote:
> ...
> > And BTW, WTF is "black ice"?
>
> ...
> Doesn't happen often, [...]
>
> In warmer states, like Virginia, the temperature tends to bounce over
> and under freezing which gives more opportunities for this.

It's also pretty common around western Washington (the state, not the
other Washington); I've heard the term (and slipped on the reality) for
decades.

        /cco



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