Police issue warning of black ice on Sussex roads

9:08am Monday 28th January 2013 in News

Police in Sussex are warning drivers to be aware of black ice on the roads this morning.

Between midnight and 7.45am today, there have been more than 40 crashes on the county's roads, mainly in rural areas.

More than 30 of these have involved single vehicles sliding off the road due to the difficult to spot ice.

So far none of the incidents is reported to have caused serious injury but a Sussex Police spokesman said: "Rush hour drivers are urged to take it easy on the roads, especially outside towns.

"The ice cannot readily be spotted, so please slow down and allow extra time for your journey."

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Comments(5)

gusset snatcher says...
10:22am Mon 28 Jan 13

Isn't the term 'black' ice a bit non pc. Shouldn't it be 'coloured' or something like that

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668 The neighbour of the beast says...
10:24am Mon 28 Jan 13

Black ice is indeed over-represented in accident statistics. We need to look at the root causes that led to this situation. Simply 'labelling' it as black ice won't solve the problem. It needs to be reintegrated into local infrastructure at some point. Barriers can be broken down on our streets - salt and community involvement all have a role. The police should continue their excellent work in having a balanced approach to all forms of ice.

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Indigatio says...
12:15pm Mon 28 Jan 13

668 The neighbour of the beast wrote:
Black ice is indeed over-represented in accident statistics. We need to look at the root causes that led to this situation. Simply 'labelling' it as black ice won't solve the problem. It needs to be reintegrated into local infrastructure at some point. Barriers can be broken down on our streets - salt and community involvement all have a role. The police should continue their excellent work in having a balanced approach to all forms of ice.
LOL :-)

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chilliman says...
3:29pm Mon 28 Jan 13

I seem to remember being told that the Inuit people have lots of words for the different types of snow - but no word for Eastbourne since they use snow instead.

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Sussex jim says...
4:28pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Even in Eastbourne you can get black ice.
A few years ago we had similar conditions when the temperature rose and all the snow had melted; and I ventured out into the north of Sussex. In late afternoon I drove down a north-facing hill (which had not seen the sun) and encountered black ice.
Remember, this is still winter.

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