Such black ice, or freezing fog, tends to occur first on bridges or overpasses, because the cool air beneath allows the road surface to cool faster, than if the road was on top of ground, which ...

What causes black ice? 02:02 Black ice is a well-known weather slang term for patchy ice that cannot be seen on roadways or other surfaces. In its typical form, black ice is completely transparent ...

As any driver who's hit a patch can tell you, it's dangerous in the extreme. 'It happened so fast' Jack Whalen was driving on Interstate 81 in upstate New York when he hit a stretch of black ice ...

Black ice isn't actually black, it's transparent. That's what makes it so dangerous. It's the thin coating of ice that can form on seemingly bare pavement when temperatures hover around freezing.

Black Ice Explainer. Black ice gets its name because it blends in so well with the black pavement underneath. It can be very hard to spot, but you can usually catch it due to its shiny appearance.