Be Aware / Be Prepared, Las Vegas

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Everyone needs to understand how important hotel safety is.

FIRE SAFETY :It has been said that you should never stay higher than the 4th floor because most fire trucks ladders do not reach any higher. Yet, I know that is not practical especially in Vegas. So make sure you know where the fire extinguisher is and the stairways are. Make sure to count the doors from your door to the stairways encase it gets too smokey and you cannot see.

READ: the info behind your door. Lots of wonderful emergency info to know. It also shows you where your room is and where the stairways are.

LOCK: your doors. Most hotels have great locks on their doors now. Use them. They give three locks, so use them. Do not stay in a hotel unless you have new locks. Some of the older hotles may not have them, so I would not stay in them.

LIGHTED AREAS: Stay in lighted areas of the hotel if you can and park your car in a lighted area if you can.

STAND TALL AND LOOK UP: Don't look vunerable and pay attention of where and who is around you. If you look confident and alert, your likely not going to be a target.

DO NOT: get in a elevator by yourself if you can. For women, do not get into a elevator with strangers if you can.

KEYS: Carry your car keys in your hands between your fingers so you can use them as a weapon just incase.

Just some tips to keep you safe!

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If your a Californian, your aware of the term "Get Away Fridays." Those who are visiting, are probably not aware of that term. Plus, Interstate 15 is know has one the deadliest highways in California. Get Away Fridays is what describes the traffic on Fridays when heading towards Las Vegas. Traffic is bad and partly that is because between California and Nevada transportation departments are trying to update the highway conditions. Unfortunately because much of the Hwy 15 is built throughout the mountains,they had to literally blast away the mountain sides to add more lanes. It's much better, but they are always trying to maintain it. So traffic can be terrible. So, please check the Caltrans site for current conditions.

Plus, there is a new law on the books. If there is any type of emergency vehicle, such as Highway Patrol, Sheriff, Ambulance, Firetrucks, or Tow Trucks you are required to move over to give them a safe buffer. Truckers have been doing this for years as a curtisey, so you should too!

Please, whatever you do, cross the streets at the signals where it is safer. Everyday there is some tourist that gets hit by a car and I know you don't want to spend your vacation in the hospital. Just remember, most of the people that are driving on the strip have been drinking. Please, just be aware of your surroundings and watch for cars.

Distances are extremely deceiving in Las Vegas.
The casino next door may look just next door but it's actually a long hike ... and by the time you scope out the inside of multiple huge strip casinos during the day, you've walked a long way.
Unless you plan to just stick to one casino (and what fun is that!) you can expect to hike many, many miles while in Las Vegas.

This was not the inside temerature of car, but the outside. This was during July when we came here. We do not do that too often, but wanted to see the Fourth of July fireworks. Well the fireworks were awesome! Yet, the temps here was Hot Hot Hot..lol! Make sure your car is always in good condition. When traveling here during the hot summer months.

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This is not true. Well, it may be true depending on where you go, but I spent some time alone in Vegas and this did not happen to me. I'd be warned about it, was concerned, but it didn't happen. Most people are generally friendly and I didn't even have the occasion of anyone saying anything out of line. The closest I came to having this happen was while having a drink at Bellagio and waiting for a friend when the man sitting next to me asked if I was local. I don't think he meant anything by it and there was never a time when anyone presumed anything of this sort about me.

I've said it before, but the corner of Fremont Street and LV Blvd. is just about the most entertaining place on earth if you're into observing the dregs of humanity interacting beautifully with Eurotourists, bicycle cops, and downtown personal injury attorneys. They all seem to be in their ideal environment and I liken the experience to visiting one of those dilapidated low-budget inner city zoos where the underfed animals are all pacing back and forth and growling to themselves and seem to be watching you a little too closely. These are two such typical specimens. Fun and fascinating to watch, but keep your hands well out of reach.

The size of some of these casinos can make the distances between them look shorter than they are. You'll likely be walking miles a day without even realizing it. I can't figure out how some people are ever able to walk again after seeing what they're hiking the strip in!

Never leave any slot machine that you're playing for any reason. People have been known to sit down at your machine and assume your play, keeping your winnings or credits.

If you hit a 'big one', stay at the machine until a slot hostess comes to your aid. Don't go looking for your spouse to show him/her your 'hit'. Save your bragging rights until you have the cash in hand.

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Vegas is a smoker-friendly town. Just remember that State law regulates indoor smoking: it's not allowed in such areas as restaurants, arcades, hotel lobbies and elevators, guest rooms hallways, malls and Las Vegas Airport, all showrooms are now also smoke-free.

Smoking is permitted in the gambling areas, some bars and nightclubs.

If you are sensitive to smoke: Bellagio and Golden Nugget have smoke-free poker rooms, and Mirage has non-smoking poker tables, Harrah’s has a 1,000 square foot non-smoking gaming section.

Newer hotels have better ventilation and air-filtration systems.