It is a major improvement now the Exits on Interstates are numbered by the DISTANCE of Miles from 0 mile once the Interstate enters a state, to the last exit before leaving that particular state. The Exit numbers are very meaningful and many times in heavy traffic, you dont have time to read the full name of the place - esp some very unfamiliar ones, however, a number is very easy to spot and just follow the number...
I assume most people would have an idea of HOW MANY MILES to drive, from A to B - this has to be the premise - if you dont care to know this information, before you set out to go on your road trip, then what I write below would not help you - you will still continue to miss Exits and Interchanges and such, unless you get a GPS - which, in the tragic situation of James Kim - proves not always be useful...
Let's also assume people also pay attention to the Meter counter and Trip Meter on your dashboard ....
Here is an example on the I-5. I use that because I have the Oregan Map on hand.
Say, you are travelling North to South from Portland to Salem. The AAA map said the distance is 47 miles - you get on I-5 at Ramp (Exit) 1C - the ramp just accross river in WA - Set your trip meter to 0 and Salem should be some 47 miles away AFTER you pass Portland town center ... (all distances given by all maps are counted from town center to town center - so you need to make allowance for that.)
You would notice the Exit number on I-5 immediately changes to 307 after you cross the river into Oregon as the numbers are counted from South to North on the Odd number Interstate - and the number is going smaller as you head South.... Exit 307 means I-5 has travelled 307 miles from the CA/OR border to the OR/WA border. You pass Portland town center, Exit is 301 - remember the number is getting smaller going South ... you also know that your trip meter should read 54 when you are approaching Salem - because you set it at 0 when you cross the OR border, travelled 7 miles by the time you pass Portland town center.
To figure the Exit number: 301 - 47 (the distance between Portland and Salem) is 254 - guess what the Exit number is for Salem? Exit 253!
While it sounds a bit complicated in writing - in reality, all you need to know is how much distance you would travel when you get to the right Exit. All Interstate Exits are clearly shown, with numbers on the AAA map.
Most Exits are right exits - in the case there are LEFT exits - usually the overhead signposting would remind drivers at least 2 miles ahead.
Moreover, on a detailed map of a big city, the exit ramps are depicted very clearly on the map - you can clearly see whether it is a "butterfly" ramp, or a more straight forward approach... It is a very useful information when driving in big cities such as LA.
We usually would have a note pad right next to the driving seat - on it we would have already written the Distance/Exit number, on each Interchange we would go thru and the places we plan to stop... Of course there are still occasions we would miss the Exit, many times because there are big trucks obstructed our sight at the critical moments ... However, we usually immediately KNOW we missed it when the distance driven is already OVER what should be and the Exit Number also PASSED what it should be (either higher or lower number than the Planned Exit on the same direction) - you would not keep driving without knowing you already missed it.
Called us old-fashioned, we found the Printed Map is irreplaceable simply because there are so much information can be had at a glance versus a tiny screen on the GPS and you need to keep scrolling it to get all the necessary info you need.
I assume most people would have an idea of HOW MANY MILES to drive, from A to B - this has to be the premise - if you dont care to know this information, before you set out to go on your road trip, then what I write below would not help you - you will still continue to miss Exits and Interchanges and such, unless you get a GPS - which, in the tragic situation of James Kim - proves not always be useful...
Let's also assume people also pay attention to the Meter counter and Trip Meter on your dashboard ....
Here is an example on the I-5. I use that because I have the Oregan Map on hand.
Say, you are travelling North to South from Portland to Salem. The AAA map said the distance is 47 miles - you get on I-5 at Ramp (Exit) 1C - the ramp just accross river in WA - Set your trip meter to 0 and Salem should be some 47 miles away AFTER you pass Portland town center ... (all distances given by all maps are counted from town center to town center - so you need to make allowance for that.)
You would notice the Exit number on I-5 immediately changes to 307 after you cross the river into Oregon as the numbers are counted from South to North on the Odd number Interstate - and the number is going smaller as you head South.... Exit 307 means I-5 has travelled 307 miles from the CA/OR border to the OR/WA border. You pass Portland town center, Exit is 301 - remember the number is getting smaller going South ... you also know that your trip meter should read 54 when you are approaching Salem - because you set it at 0 when you cross the OR border, travelled 7 miles by the time you pass Portland town center.
To figure the Exit number: 301 - 47 (the distance between Portland and Salem) is 254 - guess what the Exit number is for Salem? Exit 253!
While it sounds a bit complicated in writing - in reality, all you need to know is how much distance you would travel when you get to the right Exit. All Interstate Exits are clearly shown, with numbers on the AAA map.
Most Exits are right exits - in the case there are LEFT exits - usually the overhead signposting would remind drivers at least 2 miles ahead.
Moreover, on a detailed map of a big city, the exit ramps are depicted very clearly on the map - you can clearly see whether it is a "butterfly" ramp, or a more straight forward approach... It is a very useful information when driving in big cities such as LA.
We usually would have a note pad right next to the driving seat - on it we would have already written the Distance/Exit number, on each Interchange we would go thru and the places we plan to stop... Of course there are still occasions we would miss the Exit, many times because there are big trucks obstructed our sight at the critical moments ... However, we usually immediately KNOW we missed it when the distance driven is already OVER what should be and the Exit Number also PASSED what it should be (either higher or lower number than the Planned Exit on the same direction) - you would not keep driving without knowing you already missed it.
Called us old-fashioned, we found the Printed Map is irreplaceable simply because there are so much information can be had at a glance versus a tiny screen on the GPS and you need to keep scrolling it to get all the necessary info you need.
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