A review of case law relating to liability for skidding accidents. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1974.

One of the greatest problems facing highway departments is slippery pavements in non-freezing, wet weather. Because of increased legal duties imposed on public entities, highway departments find themselves exposed to liability for accidents that result from what used to be considered purely weather-related causes.