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PeaceNikki

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12. Motorists were trapped by accidents ahead of them... buses involved blocking exits, etc.

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 09:23 AM

Feb 2013

They should have closed Lake Shore Drive and took a lot of heat for not. The Outer Drive remained open and traffic moving until a few predictable spin-outs blocked all northbound lanes, and suddenly, Lake Shore Drive turned into a hellish highway. The accidents that triggered the major Outer Drive debacle on the North Side and a smaller version on the South Side both involved CTA buses.

The OP states 100 cars stranded - Chicago towed over 900 in that storm.

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100 cars stranded on the Long Island Expressway [View all] malaise Feb 2013 OP

Thank goodnes it's only 100. cali Feb 2013 #1

Memories Of 2011... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #2

I am convinced that many people never hear storm warnings malaise Feb 2013 #3

They Hear 'Em... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #4

LOL malaise Feb 2013 #7

I was just recalling this myself. We got the same here in MKE but images of LSD were amazing.. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #5

Yeppers... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #6

I thought the city waived the fines/fees for towing/recovery that day. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #9

He Was Dealing With The "Lincoln Park Pirates"... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #13

ugh... yeah, a Chicago 'shakedown'. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #14

Back then warnings weren't as good as they are these days malaise Feb 2013 #8

That was in 2011. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #10

My bad -so how did that happen? n/t malaise Feb 2013 #11

Motorists were trapped by accidents ahead of them... buses involved blocking exits, etc. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #12

Wow! malaise Feb 2013 #15