DETROIT WOMAN TRIES TO CONTACT HER HUSBAND IN ANOTHER CITY DURING POWER OUTAGE, 2003-08-14 (photo)

Kathy Sack uses her cell phone to try and reach her husband in Toledo, to tell him she was stranded in Detroit, due to a massive power outage, August 14, 2003. Sack was hoping to eventually find a cab. New Yorkers may have rushed into the streets when a power blackout hit a large swath of eastern North America on Thursday but in Motor City, people mostly headed for their cars. The result was gridlock for thousands of Detroit commuters. Detroit does not have much public transportation aside from buses and a lightly used downtown monorail. So when the power failed in office buildings, people went straight for their cars. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook RC/GN