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beerfd

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So, how is the little blue light on the dash? Haven't heard anything about them this winter. I've never had the opportunity for one to go off.
 
You don't need those. If it is cold & wet & you have no spray coming off your tires you're on black ice. If the reflection of the taillights infront of you are long you're on black ice.
 
beerfd said:
So, how is the little blue light on the dash? Haven't heard anything about them this winter. I've never had the opportunity for one to go off.
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The light is a little bright. It would be nice if after maybe 30 seconds it would dim to 50% of brightness. But remember it does not detect the ice, it detects the presence of the environmental conditions that combine to produce the ice, i.e. temperature and moisture levels.
 
IMO they were a waist of money,Mine goes off constantly,We have a thermometer on the dash of the Cascadias so do we need a blue light to tell us it is below freezing???,If you cannot tell if the roads are wet or dry then IMO maybe we need to be re-trained...Yes Black ice is hard to see BUT IF you are aware of your conditions and pay attention to them you should be able to detect,know and adjust for the conditions...This also IMO can be a false sense of security for some as they may rely on a blue flashing light to come on before lifting the throttle....
 
Snoman said:
IMO they were a waist of money,Mine goes off constantly,We have a thermometer on the dash of the Cascadias so do we need a blue light to tell us it is below freezing???,If you cannot tell if the roads are wet or dry then IMO maybe we need to be re-trained...Yes Black ice is hard to see BUT IF you are aware of your conditions and pay attention to them you should be able to detect,know and adjust for the conditions...This also IMO can be a false sense of security for some as they may rely on a blue flashing light to come on before lifting the throttle....
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Them thermometers ain't that acurrate. But I agree with your opinion. A driver should be paying attention to the road. Not the little blue light.
 
Snoman said:
IMO they were a waist of money,Mine goes off constantly,We have a thermometer on the dash of the Cascadias so do we need a blue light to tell us it is below freezing???,If you cannot tell if the roads are wet or dry then IMO maybe we need to be re-trained...Yes Black ice is hard to see BUT IF you are aware of your conditions and pay attention to them you should be able to detect,know and adjust for the conditions...This also IMO can be a false sense of security for some as they may rely on a blue flashing light to come on before lifting the throttle....
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We didn't pay for them. They were provided free of charge by the Weather Channel.
 
My black ice detector goes off around the beginning of October and stays on till around the end of April. My Black ice detector has always been referred to as dim, rather than bright.
 
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