  
Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 1:28AM   
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2011-2012 road ice season in the US already in full swing
While mid to late September can bring the first few road ice crashes in the US, October is typically the month when the first major accident outbreaks begin to occur. As with many of the past few years, it is Colorado's Front Range that has seen the season's biggest event so far, one that included a tour bus crash, and unfortunately, the season's first known road ice fatality. Montana has also reported an injury accident event this month.
The threat is coming for the rest of the country in short order. November typically sees road ice fatality rates into the double digits. The following are two links to news reports from this month's events:
LINK: 10/8-9 Colorado road ice event
LINK: 10/11 Montana road ice event
Recent Blog Posts
- Road icing news for January-February 2012 - February 25, 2012
- Commentary on the recent viral WV pileup video - January 8, 2012
- Significant road icing outbreak: Monday, January 2, 2012 - January 2, 2012
- No vehicle can safely go highway speeds on icy roads - December 23, 2011
- Another case for "Road Ice Warnings": December 8-9, 2011 light snow event - December 10, 2011
- A big thanks to those helping raise road icing awareness - November 18, 2011
- 15 road icing deaths in the past week: estimating the full impact - November 4, 2011
- 2011-2012 road ice season in the US already in full swing - October 22, 2011
- Coming this winter: another 2011 tornado season toll - July 21, 2011
Past Blog Archives
- April 2010 - January 2011 posts
- December 2009 - March 2010 posts
- November 2009 posts
- October 2009 posts
- March-April 2009 posts
- February 2009 posts
- January 2009 posts
- December 2008 posts
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