Originally Posted by
Padgett
We do get "Florida Ice" particularly at intersections where condensate from the ACs mixes with road dirt and oil and in a frog strangler those still moving generally have their blinkers on.
ps in my racing days I used to love it when it rained, was in my element.
The absolute worst ice storm I have ever encountered was in northern Florida. Twelve hours to go 90 miles. No rooms to be had. Slept in a parking lot waking up ever couple of hours to warm up the car then shut it off.
The Audi and I did fine but I saw examples of most everything else doing ice ballets that afternoon/night and strew over the highway abandoned the next morning.
It just takes a small patch to get it started. My vote goes for diminished reaction times or lack of experience in those conditions. I admit to the first and second despite the knowledge gained by taking my AMX off a ice covered overpass years ago.
I am disinclined to think it is the fine Germain machine's fault.