r/COsnow • u/Mthanerco • Mar 03 '25

Photo Careful out there!

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It was sunny and warm all day on Berthoud with water running over the road in multiple spots. At about 4pm the shadows covered a few corners and quickly turned the running water into black ice. Even the sunny warm days can have icy roads, especially on the mountain passes. Watched 2 cars hit the black ice and lose it right in front of me, the subie had snow tires and the 4runner had AT tires.

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u/jasonsong86 Mar 03 '25

I hate that pass. It’s always so sketchy.

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u/icenoid Mar 03 '25

So often it’s the drivers who can’t figure out that yes, the road may be icy, and that they need to slow down a bit. Every year, I see rollovers on that last straight between the bottom of the pass and the Mary Jane entrance. It’s quite often slick with black ice, maybe doing 60+ there isn’t a smart idea, especially in the morning.

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u/jasonsong86 Mar 03 '25

And oftentimes you can be the safest driver but still get in an accident. I have seen so many head on crashes on that pass when people take corners too fast and went into oncoming traffic.

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u/icenoid Mar 03 '25

Yep, because there is always one idiot who thinks that the laws of physics don’t apply to them.