San Francisco Warnings Or Dangers

 75 Reviews  The most honest advice one can give about visiting SF..... don't look like a tourist. Dress like you live here, walk like you live here, don't walk around with a map in your face, and have some common... 

 42 Reviews  San Francisco is a city of steep hills. Sometimes you wonder why parked cars (on grades even more vertical than the one in the photo) don't flip downhill, one after the other, like dominoes. When... 

 20 Reviews  There's a reason why you will see loads of people walking around wearing Fisherman's Wharf fleece pullovers, they didn't read up on the weather before they came to San Francisco! September is one of... 

 11 Reviews  There are seven major fault lines (cracks in the earth) in the San Francisco Bay Area, and as a result, earthquakes -- produced when faults shift -- are common. Our children have earthquake drills in... 

 8 Reviews  I am a long time resident of San Francisco, I have seen and heard almost every story to get spare change out of me. I have even tried helping a couple individuals living on the street thinking I was... 

 6 Reviews  I had the misfortune of booking our trip at the same time as two large conventions that were held in San Francisco and I looked right up until a couple of days before we flew out and the hotel prices... 

 2 Reviews  Well in this picture you can see how close you get to some of the trucks parked on the streets There are white lines that mark the Cable Cars lets say space ,anyone parked over that white line has a... 

 semper.max Says:  With more than 45,000 attendees (2011) for Oracleworld/JavaOne and growing bigger each year, you should avoid going to San Francisco if you are not... 

 Spector37 Says:  I have to say I have only been to San Francisco once I went with my g/f and we went to the Fisherman's wharf, Boudin Bakery had Lunch at the Fisherman's Grotto... 

 atufft Says:  San Francisco is generally a very health conscious city, and smoking is not only frowned upon, but, no joke, it is illegal within all public buildings,... 

 atufft Says:  There are a number of BART hassles in terms of ticketing which can't be figured out looking at the machine...1) Only one credit card transaction permitted per... 

 acommon1 Says:  Common sense Acommon Travel rules as to where ever you go:#1. Don't go where you shouldn't go.#2. Follow the rule of law in the country that you reside.#3.... 

 goodfish Says:  This is neither a danger or warning but just something for first-timers to be aware of. Because of its moderate climate and plethora of services for the less... 

 goodfish Says:  San Francisco probably has the most photogenic architecture in the country. It also probably has the most aerial wiring. Together, it's a shutterbug's... 

 goodfish Says:  Some restaurants like to entice the tourists with photos of their yummy, yummy fare. Some of these could make you lose your lunch - unless, of course, it was... 

 goodfish Says:  Having a dog must be a requirement of living in San Francisco: I swear, everyone goes about walking/running/dragging some variety of Man's Best Friend. All of... 

 mindcrime Says:  San Francisco is a big city, and like every big city in USA has its dangerous corners. One area in downtown that usually the tourists avoid is Tenderlein.... 

 SabrinaSummerville Says:  I have been to the USA several times, but never before was I so struck by the amount of warnings and health notices on tv and in restaurants/hotels.It was... 

 Dabs Says:  One of the things that really irritates the locals is if you shorten the name of the city to Frisco, you can call it by it's full name or you can refer to it as... 

 Dabs Says:  If you are walking or biking through San Francisco, you might have a look at the attached map to plot out your route, it has numbered bike routes that try to... 

 rkearns Says:  Although I applaud public transportation and biking, there is a culture of people on bikes who shouldn't be. They're called hipsters. They buy fixed gear bikes... 

 rkearns Says:  there's a guy who waits behind a bush (he cut it himself) in fisherman's wharf and jumps out to scare people. it's so funny to watch! i have been on the... 

 wilocrek Says:  When walking the Golden Gate Bridge be sure to watch out for all the people on bicycles that share the walkway. Most of the time you can't see them coming and...