Downtown Little Rock

[RJinLR]

When I first moved to LR it intimidated me as I'd never lived in a city of this size before. What I did that helped me is drive around downtown during the middle of the day (or you could do it in the middle of the night too if you're so inclined). Basically any time where the streets aren't busy. If you drive around while most people are at work and off the roads you can familiarize yourself without being rushed by a bunch of other cars behind you. That's what is more likely to make me nervous...people right behind me rushing me. If I can take 2 seconds I can figure it out. Just one man's opinion...

[Hogfan69]

That is a good suggestion. The weekends are very light traffic and it would be way less stressful to ease around.

[bluffcityguy]

Originally Posted by Danielle Reid

Lol LA driving is no joke. It took a photographer and I 2 hours to drive 20 miles!

A friend of mine once commented that you could tell that the Kiefer Sutherland TV series 24 was fake as hell, because if it really played out in real time (a season of 24 was made up of 24 one-hour episodes representing one complete day in Los Angeles) half of the season's episodes would have been Jack Bauer sitting in traffic for the entire episode...

Cheers

bcg

[peter north77]

Originally Posted by bluffcityguy

A friend of mine once commented that you could tell that the Kiefer Sutherland TV series 24 was fake as hell, because if it really played out in real time (a season of 24 was made up of 24 one-hour episodes representing one complete day in Los Angeles) half of the season's episodes would have been Jack Bauer sitting in traffic for the entire episode...

Cheers

bcg

Yep..trying to get to longbeach from Ontario is a real bitch.the pamona freeway at the 57 split from there on is MF.the 91 710 5 405 605 10 you get the picture all a big parking lot.

[MrGiz]

Don't feel bad... Downtown , AnyMajorTown , USA is a driving klusterphuck if you've never tried to navigate it before!!

[BabyDallass]

I love downtown little rock, nothing scary about it to me. Living in Chicago as a kid
Helped lol yea don't go to Chicago if your scared of downtown little rock. :/

[notequiteatroll]

paper map! hahahah

[Vannah]

Originally Posted by notequiteatroll

paper map! hahahah

Lmao are paper maps still a thing? I haven't seen one in years!

[tuckahoe]

There are still some paper maps around. They always work! You can develop a mental picture that you can't get by some voice saying "turn left on 3rd st". If you have a mental picture, you always have a mental map of at least the major thoroughfares. I negotiated every city in the US and some in Canada with paper maps before there was GPS.
Sometimes the more modern solution is not a better solution.

[notequiteatroll]

ahh, im pullin your leg to be hip with hot young babes.

is it working for me, hot young babes?

i dont have gps on my phone and love paper maps.
but i probably will get a phone app, does help quite a bit in a new city ive noticed when i drive with my kids

[Vannah]

Originally Posted by notequiteatroll

ahh, im pullin your leg to be hip with hot young babes.

is it working for me, hot young babes?

i dont have gps on my phone and love paper maps.
but i probably will get a phone app, does help quite a bit in a new city ive noticed when i drive with my kids

This hot young babe thinks it's working

[BK]

Originally Posted by tuckahoe

There are still some paper maps around. They always work! You can develop a mental picture that you can't get by some voice saying "turn left on 3rd st". If you have a mental picture, you always have a mental map of at least the major thoroughfares. I negotiated every city in the US and some in Canada with paper maps before there was GPS.
Sometimes the more modern solution is not a better solution.

I prefer the old sun rises in the east sets in the west to navigate by, none of them new fancy paper maps for me. Drive long enough in circles you will eventually find what you are looking for, and never ever ask for directions, you'll get your hubcaps stole.

[Vannah]

Originally Posted by BK

I prefer the old sun rises in the east sets in the west to navigate by, none of them new fancy paper maps for me. Drive long enough in circles you will eventually find what you are looking for, and never ever ask for directions, you'll get your hubcaps stole.

Lol was that a National Lampoon's Vacation reference?

[notequiteatroll]

Originally Posted by Vannah

This hot young babe thinks it's working

Well giddyup Oct 10 - 12!
Move that slow coach along.
There's a little lass I'm longing to pinch.

[Rockydoc]

Originally Posted by BabyDallass

I love downtown little rock, nothing scary about it to me. Living in Chicago as a kid
Helped lol yea don't go to Chicago if your scared of downtown little rock. :/

LOL Imoved here from Lincoln Park. Where did you grow up?

Oh, and now I know you are from Chicagoland, I will stop giving you shit. I understand you a lot better.