Ron & Daryl,
Did you hear about US23 in Green Oaks Township last Saturday morning? Wow!
My wife and I drove through there at about 8:20 AM. The sun was up, the sky was blue, the pavement was clear of snow and little dark, 4 degrees outside and everybody was going 70+. Then I noticed a county truck dumping salt like his life depended on it.
To be honest, I thought it was a little out of place. But I slowed a little, increased the safe distance between my bumper and that of the lead foot in front of me. Then the traffic started to slow, red tail lights were everywhere. Way up in the distance we could see about a dozen vehicles in the median and too many emergency and tow vehicles to count. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
While I was parked in the hammer lane, I opened my door and set my foot on the pavement. There was a 1/4 inch of ice on the road and it was covered in water. Funny thing was, when I stopped the van, I didn't detect any skidding. Even the ABS brakes stayed quiet. Never the less, walking on that road surface would have been real hard to do. Skating would have been easier. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
As it turned out, the dark pavement and bright sun was combining to melt the snow and black ice that had formed during the night. The road was basically ok until sudden directional changes were made. I suppose breaking hard is what started it all. But my van didn't seem to have any trouble.
I'll put an X in the "got lucky" column. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif