Black Ice. Its bad, mmmkay?

"Chase" (ChaseCheston) 01/10/2014 at 15:45 • Filed to: None

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Spun my Ranger across 3 lanes today on 95. I spun 3 full times before coming to rest in the center grass. (Fast lane is lane 4, far right is 1). Doing about 55, went to move from lane 1 to lane 2. Hit ice that I didn't see, tail end started to swing. I corrected, thought I was good, then hit more ice :( . Mercifully, there was no one in the left two lanes when I spun. Lost it, spun out of 2, across 3 and 4, down into the grass going backwards. Recovered from my minor heart attack, put it in 4wd, pulled myself out, proceeded to drive my ass home VERY carefully.

Careful people, winter driving can be dangerous

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Chase 01/10/2014 at 15:47

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Why does color matter? Isn't all ice bad?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Chase 01/10/2014 at 15:53

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Be very happy that you ended in the median, and didn't hit anyone or anything.

I had something similar happen last month with water, and totalled my E Class.

Party-vi > Chase 01/10/2014 at 15:53

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This is why (when I had a 4x4) it would always be in 4Hi during snow or ice conditions. Glad you're OK, sans clean pants.

For Sweden > Chase 01/10/2014 at 15:54

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Surprise Oppo

Chase > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/10/2014 at 15:57

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Black ice is technically a thin sheet of very clear ice. On black road surfaces, makes it very hard to see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_ice

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Chase 01/10/2014 at 15:59

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Joke.

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$kaycog > Chase 01/10/2014 at 16:00

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Black ice is scary stuff. Glad it ended well for you.

Swale > Chase 01/10/2014 at 16:00

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I thought you meant the scented tree.

RacecaR > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/10/2014 at 16:14

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I actually made a comic strip about black ice once, and it made its way to the internets.

Chase > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/10/2014 at 16:22

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i thought it might be joke, but figured id play it safe and just post wikipedia XD

Korea Miéville > Chase 01/10/2014 at 16:35

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Holy cow. I would have ripped through three layers of Depends. Congrats on making it through unscathed!

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Chase 01/11/2014 at 14:10

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Wow glad to hear you made it out. I hit some black ice a year ago sending me straight off the road at a T-junction at about 45-50 mph on a county highway, into a ditch, and literally missed a fence by less than an inch. Somehow not one spec of damage. Literally almost shit myself. Road was clean and dry on one side, slick on the other...but looked the same. I hate winter.