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Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro, and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part t(...)
Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro, and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part t(...)

Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro, and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part t(...)

Date12/15/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro; and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part to keep the line moving despite slippery road; poor visibility.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014774F
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
2/2/1971
Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south(...)
Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south(...)
12/1/1976
Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
11/14/1972
Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
10/22/1969
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
12/13/1973
A year ago today Lawrence Ave. E. was covered with snow, biting winds whipped Metro and the mean temperature of 17 degrees made it the coldest day of (...)
A year ago today Lawrence Ave. E. was covered with snow, biting winds whipped Metro and the mean temperature of 17 degrees made it the coldest day of (...)
12/4/1972
Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm
Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm
1/26/1978
It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
1/27/1971
And when they had to take cars out, they had problems
And when they had to take cars out, they had problems
4/8/1979
Snapped power lines are repaired by Toronto Hydro's Ron Dunn at Imperial St
Snapped power lines are repaired by Toronto Hydro's Ron Dunn at Imperial St
2/22/1971
Snarled by the snow, slowly moving lines of cars jam the southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway today
Snarled by the snow, slowly moving lines of cars jam the southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway today
12/10/1970
Recharging a battery is often a stopgap measure
Recharging a battery is often a stopgap measure
1/27/1971