Originally Posted by
gpburdell
Having spent many years in lake-effect-snow country, I'd never heard of such a differentiation. Black ice was always simply a layer of ice indistinguishable from wet pavement - regardless of how it formed.
Refreeze ice looks like wet pavement (like the video in the OP); however, with temps below zero F, black ice does not look like wet pavement, you can't see the difference between black ice and dry pavement.
If you don't live in a place where the
high temp is 0F/-18C; you're safe from black ice and this thread (and yes, I'll be going out for a ride today):
