these are the scenes that played out on GTA streets Thursday afternoon after a winter storm plowed into the region no one wants to go out with this kind of weather you know my wish has been granted I love this weather on the highways bumper-to-bumper traffic I think the key thing for drivers to remember in this type of circumstance is really just to drive safe and stay slow make sure that you're driving according to these conditions heavy wet snow making some roads downright treacherous really important thing is to have a fully stocked emergency kit one you should be keeping with you all year round in the summer you might have different things and in the winter in the winter you want things like a blanket an extra pair of mitts a toque even those hot packs because you never know how long you may wind up outside for Caitlyn first also recommends keeping extra food like protein or granola bars and water on hand so we have approximately 1,300 pieces of equipment for the roads and sidewalks and here at with the Murray yard in the North End of the city some of that is on display what we have new this year is what we have combination units and we have approximately probably 6 to 700 where the equipment does both salting and plowing concurrently because it has both the blade and the salt spinner on the back Vincent fataa says Crews were out ahead of the storm applying a liquid salt brine to expressways like the DVP and Garder along with priority sites like Bridges steep hills and major intersections to keep frost and ice from bonding to Pavement if they see our equipment if they see our crews please don't try to pass them keep the distance and also if you take public transit we highly recommend that you do that as well now using public transportation is often a piece of advice that's given out by officials in the event of inclement weather however the TTC was impacted by the storm earlier on in the day so it is always a good idea to check your route to ensure that it is indeed the best way for you to get around reporting from the Downs neighborhood shalima Maharaj Global News