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Safety First: The Ontario Department of Highways Urged Drivers to “Try Courtesy” During the Summer of 1937

Archival document printed in black ink and showing illustration of cars passing each other with column of text printed below

Ontario Department of Highways, published in the Lindsay Daily Post
Date: June 29, 1937

The Ontario Department of Highways ran a series of newspaper advertisements over the summer of 1937 to raise awareness about responsible driving. The ads used the slogan “Try Courtesy,” and included a short letter penned by Thomas Baker McQuesten (1882-1948), the provincial Minister of Highways.