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From: miker@cord.UUCP (Mike Roberson)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Anticipating \Black Ice/
Message-ID: <376@cord.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-Oct-86 12:38:06 EST
Article-I.D.: cord.376
Posted: Fri Oct 31 12:38:06 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Nov-86 02:10:33 EST
Organization: AT&T-BL, Liberty Corner, NJ
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Keywords: \Black Ice/, Detection, How
Summary: What conditions facilitate the creation of \Black Ice/?

i caught the: \(br\|line-eater\|\(br\l'|0\(rn'\l'|0\(ul'!

i plan on riding my bike ('85 NightHawk 700) to work throughout the winter.
i live in Woodbridge, NJ, which is just south of Newark.  my route to work
takes me through ~3 miles of residential street level roads to get to the
3-4 lane highway that i take for ~15 miles, followed by ~8 miles of curvy
winding non-residential street level road (one lane each way). thus, my
route is 25 mile one-way, (so no carburetor 'moisture' problems here).

i am concerned about \Black Ice/, that thin layer of ice that forms when a
frost covers the road and forms a sheet of (invisible) ice.

my questions are:

@ is this (what is) the way \Black Ice/ is really formed?

@ how long does \Black Ice/ stay (all day)?

@ HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN NOT TO RIDE BECAUSE OF \Black Ice/ POTENTIAL!?
  * i think that ground temperature is what allows \Black Ice/.
  * will the news media inform me of the ground temp, thus allowing
    me to determine probability of frozen surfaces?

@ is there a type of tire (front/rear) that will help me here?

@ what about chains, studs, etc? (seriously)

@ further, how long does (any) ice stay after a snow fall/ice storm?

@ in general, what do you know about frozen surfaces during the winter?!

(Side-car recs. >/dev/null)

ADVthanksANCE           -miker                   (posted summary, et al)
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Coming soon: how WILL i keep warm in that eastern winter climate.
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Mike "Trust Me" Roberson               UUCP: {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!cord!miker