I thought “black ice” was just roads slick with ice that couldn’t be seen? I don’t think we had anything like that where I grew up and was used to driving on lots of snow. This stuff in TX certainly could be seen - deep ruts from the big trucks tire tracks - my daughter got in them and I told her she wouldn’t easily get out of them, they were that deep.
I didn’t drive much in Southern CA but I told her I would be able to help drive on the trip and I said, ESPECIALLY in TX where I wouldn’t have to be in lots of traffic. HA - after that experience, I didn’t drive in TX or any other state coming cross country! Original chicken in traffic - learning to drive on two lane country roads in upstate NY and then driving on freeways was not my cup of tea!
Yeah, black ice is what surprises you, but after that it is just ice.