CONNECTING WITH YOUR INNER TEENAGER

NOT VERY RISKY AS YET

WHY THE SPEED LIMIT?

Thursday, 9:30 AM.  31 degrees F, wind NE, light with stronger gusts.  The sky is now mostly clear, the sun is shining strong, with some clouds retreating in the east and pushing in from the NW.  The humidity is 76% and the barometer is mostly steady, now at 29.64".  Things look pretty benign at the moment, but we are evidently in the path of a big storm that is due to arrive later in the day.
   The ice road evidently is thick enough that the several days of warm weather is not affecting it.  The really vulnerable areas are near the shorelines, usually the first to become unsafe.  The Ice Road has a posted speed limit (it is legally a continuation of County Hwy. I ) of 15 MPH.  That limit is not only a safety consideration.  Higher speeds, particularly by heavier vehicles, undulate the ice, creating a wave action which can cause cracks in the ice and weaken it.  So you can't just go out there and go fast and spin around and have fun.  If you want to connect with your inner teenager,  go to Ashland and get on the ice race track.  I've seen vehicles doing that at odd times.  Don't know if its legal, though.