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Transportation Options / Issues: Driving in SF!
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  • By machomikemd on September 25, 2007
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  • Sleepy! - San Francisco
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    Standard vs. Automatic Transmission In this town, hill-starts are more than just a challenge; they're downright dangerous, with stop signs at the tops of all the steepest hills. If you're renting a car and are unsure whether you can stop on a steep (as much as a 31.5% grade!) hill without rolling back down, you'll want to get an automatic. If you're stuck with a stick shift, try putting on the emergency brake and easing off it as you move forward. Practice makes perfect, but avoiding the steepest hills is probably safest. The Steepest Streets in the City 1. Filbert between Leavenworth and Hyde (31.5% grade) 2. 22nd between Church and Vicksburg (31.5% grade) 3. Jones between Union and Filbert (29% grade) 4. Duboce between Buena Vista and Alpine (27.9% grade) 5. Jones between Green and Union (26% grade) 6. Webster between Vallejo and Broadway 26% grade) 7. Duboce between Alpine and Divisadero (25% grade) 8. Jones between Pine and California (24.8 grade) 9. Fillmore between Vallejo and Broadway (24% grade) (Source: "San Francisco Almanac")


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    Transportation Options / Issues: Driving Around SF!
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  • By machomikemd on September 25, 2007
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  • The oddball organization of S.F. streets takes some getting used to, and there is no substitute for a good map. However, there are some basic points to remember: Streets vs. Avenues -- the numbered STREETS are South of Market, on the east side of the city, and the numbered AVENUES are in the Richmond and Sunset districts on the west side of the city, running north to south. Market Street cuts a large diagonal swath through downtown, and once you get on it, you may find it hard to get off. It's also tough to cross if you don't know where to do it. From the south, 3rd, 6th, and 9th streets, Van Ness Avenue and Gough cross; and from the north, Hyde, Polk, Battery, Montgomery, Ellis, Van Ness Avenue and Laguna cross.


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    Transportation Options / Issues: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • By Elainehead on August 26, 2002
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  • Transportation Options / Issues - San Francisco
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    Transportation Options / Issues: Giant cars
  • By isolina_it on September 15, 2003
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  • Transportation Options / Issues - San Francisco
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    Hey, it looks they can`t help going around with something smaller than this. Anyway, it makes you feel really powerful..eheh


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    Transportation Options / Issues: Don't call it a trolley car
  • By drummerliz on March 16, 2006
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  • San Francisco has cable cars and we're particular about having them recognized as such. If you call it a trolley, someone (likely a gripman) will correct you. Also with the "Don't call it Frisco" crowd. Frisco is starting to become a little cool, especially among young people and hip hop crowds. Most of us still cringe, but the stigma is eroding. My dad was stationed near here in 1950 and calls me the frisco kid, which I find endearing.


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    Transportation Options / Issues: Aboard the Tiburon Ferry
  • By yooperprof on January 14, 2003
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  • Skyline view - San Francisco
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    That's the Transamerica Tower on the right.

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    Transportation Options / Issues: Colored Curbs
  • By machomikemd on October 18, 2007
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  • A Colored Curb! - San Francisco
    A Colored Curb!
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    The search for a parking place is made even more complicated by the presence of variously colored curbs. These indicate when and to whom parking is admissible, so don't automatically give up if you see a space in a painted zone. It goes without saying (but we'll still say it) that it's always a bad idea to park too close to a fire hydrant, a driveway or a wheelchair ramp (within three feet), whether painted or not. GREEN: Limited time parking - 10 minutes from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. YELLOW: Commercial loading and unloading; vehicles with commercial plates may park up to 30 minutes from 9am-6pm Monday-Saturday. Some yellow zones are restricted to trucks with commercial plates only. Violators will be towed. Usually accompanied by a sign; check for hours of enforcement. BLUE: Parking for vehicles with special disabled person plates or placards only. Always enforced; violators will be fined $275. (Shame on you for even contemplating it!) RED: No parking at any time. Vehicles in bus stops will be towed and subject to additional fine. WHITE: Passenger loading zone (usually in front of churches, restaurants, hotels, etc.). Vehicles may not be left unattended for any length of time during enforcement hours; attended vehicles may stand for up to 5 minutes. Hours of enforcement may be painted on the curb or posted on a sign. If not, check to see if the business in front of the white zone appears to be in operation.


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    Transportation Options / Issues: Parking Meters and Meter Holidays!
  • By machomikemd on October 18, 2007
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  • When parking downtown, be sure to check metered limits. Metered parking spaces limit parking to 30 minutes or 1 hour. These regulations are designed to encourage "turnover" so that spaces are available to the greatest number of downtown visitors. Overstaying the limit by "feeding" the meter can result in a fine, regardless of whether there is time showing on the meter or if the meter is out of order. Downtown parking meters are not in effect on the following holidays: New Year's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Fisherman's Wharf parking meters are not in effect on these holidays: New Year's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day


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    Transportation Options / Issues: View from the Straits
  • By yooperprof on January 14, 2003
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  • Suspended in the Haze - San Francisco
    Suspended in the Haze
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    While you're on the ferry, most of the regular commuters read newspapers or novels, or listen to their walkmen. It makes it easy to stand at the rail and take pictures without having to worry about someone clamoring behind you for their turn in front.

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    Transportation Options / Issues: Take the Ferry to Tiburon, in Marin County
  • Updated By yooperprof on January 14, 2003
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  • The Ferry Pulls Out - San Francisco
    The Ferry Pulls Out
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    Yes, you could also take the ferry to Alcatraz, but going to Tiburon makes you feel a little less like a tourist, a little more like one of the natives. But however hard I tried to blend in, I couldn't help but gawk and gape at the skyline at the ferry pulled out of the dock. I just help it - I'm from Kansas, after all!

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