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Old 11-17-13 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rogan
Black ice here in Florida is when a rain occurs on hot asphalt. The rain brings the oils from the asphalt and droppings from leaky vehicles to the surface of the pavement. This creates what we call black ice as the surface of the asphalt is as slick as ice until enough rain falls to wash clean the pavement.
We get that up here too, we just call it what it is. An oil slick.
Black ice is just as nasty, if not more.
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