I don't mind the word black-ice either. Ice isn't always the same.

You have that crunchy ice that has had salt poured on it, unfrozen, then frozen again, so it's not as slippery. And ice patches and ice over unfrozen potholes...but black ice is different.

Black ice is deceptively easy to mistake as wet pavement. It is a sheet of extremely clear glass over the road that you just don't see, and is so smooth that you can just slide through stop signs and red lights.

I know you're supposed to be careful when driving, but a black-ice advisory is always useful to help you keep that extra eye out.