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First of all, I would not recommend driving in San Francisco, especially around Chinatown, Union Square, Pier 39 and Embarcadero because parking is scarce and expensive. You can explore the city by using what we call BMW (Bart, Muni, and Walking). But if you insist on driving, please be wary of the one way streets, especially around the financial district. Buying a map that indicates one way streets is very helpful. Trust me, I've seen many tourists, and some locals, go against traffic with fear, bewilderment and embarassment on their faces . Be watchful of black and white street signs bearing "One Way" with the corresponding arrow. If you find yourself against traffic, well you pretty much declared yourself a tourist or an absent minded local, :))>. If everybody is honking at you, it's not because you're a hottie (well, maybe you are), you're going the wrong way! Don't panic, just turn on the next street. If you can't make it to the next street, ease your car to the curbside and wait until traffic passes, then make a quick U-turn. If you can't make a U-turn, find a driveway and do a three-point turn. If the police sees you, you're pretty much under their mercy, you will either get a warning, or a ticket. Oh, by the way, watch out for the hills too, they're very deceptive. You don't know how steep they really are until you're actually on one. Again, don't panic, and hope that the car you're driving has enough power and the car rental company checked their brakes periodically, :)). If you happened to be driving a car up a steep hill with a manual transmission, well, start praying that no one is right behind you. A tip for starting on an uphill (from my old UPS handbook): USE YOUR HANDBRAKE to stop you from going backwards, once you feel the car is going forward, release the handbreak and off you go. ENJOY! Leave a Comment
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I hired a car, and did two weeks of driving the West Coast. now as a Londoner i must say the entire west coast was out of this world. having come from a desrt in Death Valley, i went to the smog filled city of LA. then finished in SF. now SF can only be appreciated by car. finding your way around. hitting Lombard streets walls. going up and down outragous hills. it cannot be beaten. it was fun. and the car aint yours anyway just get the accidental damage waiver and go play!!!! Leave a Comment
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| | | | Driving S.F.: Be wary of cyclists! (for your own sake) | | | | | |
In San Francisco, there's a very fine line between being "someone who rides a bike" and being "one of those crazy 'bike-people.'" There are, unfortunately, many people in this town who take bike riding WAY too seriously, and think they're making some sort of 'stand for the Earth' by riding a bicycle. That's all well and good, but some of them take it too far - viewing cars and motorists as "the enemy" - and will openly challenge drivers in right-of-way situations. This is, of course, very very stupid. I'm always amazed at the stupidity of many cyclists, who insist on riding without a helmet or, even worse, riding at night with no lights! Red light running is even more prevalent among cyclists than drivers. As you can imagine, accidents occur frequently. I have seen many a car vs. bike accident, and I can tell you that in at least half of them, it was the cyclist's fault. But don't try to tell that to the 'crazy bike-people.' You may have heard of "Critical Mass" - a large bike rally held on the last Friday of every month. It's been the scene of some bad fights in the past between idiot cyclists and motorists, though things have toned down quite a bit in recent years. For your own sake, keep an eye out for cyclists. P.S. Renting a bike can be fun - especially riding around Golden Gate Park, and double especially on Sundays, when most roads are closed to car traffic. But if you ride on the streets, please be very careful. The laws of physics are not in your favor! Leave a Comment Website: http://www.bayareabikes.org/
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