Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
(*I believe that this shortened form of the word "nickname" is a Barney Fifeism.)
(BTW, I dissent just a bit from your explanation elsewhere of the nature of "black ice" on roadways. You say that "Northern and mountain drivers are familiar with the condition, usually to their detriment. If you drive slow enough, it is not a problem." I live in the southeast where we have a lot of moisture but not much snow. Black ice is very common. There are many relocated northerners in my area who annoy us locals with boasts of their prowess at winter driving. We take great delight in their many crackups every winter during black ice conditions. Also, I question your notion that merely driving slow is the solution to black ice. Although slow is better than fast, traction can approach zero and ~any~ effort to brake or change direction can be futile on black ice, regardless of speed.)