Tips on how not to miss exit on Freeways using a Printed Map

来源: Lvtotravel 于 2006-12-07 12:28:05 [] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 阅读数 : (3769 bytes)

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.

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• I am with you on this--GPS can't replace printed map. -moab- ♂ 给 moab 发送悄悄话 moab 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 13:16:08

• 志同道合，不过你更狠。楼下写的比较深入。喜欢看地图的其实是 -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (221 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:24:22

• 欧还是喜欢用GPS. 用了就觉的好. 再不想用地图. 省心. -闲得无聊- ♂ 给 闲得无聊 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:18:50

• As Wunderlust pointed out - lack of elevation info -Lvtotravel- ♀ 给 Lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (1616 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:22:53

• 其实如果错过出口， 可以下来， 然后再反方向上去， 就好了。 -mengxu- ♀ 给 mengxu 发送悄悄话 mengxu 的博客首页 (89 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 13:44:35

• That's true in most cases. But there are many many -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (150 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 13:48:50

• but the rule of thumb, never take a small road -mengxu- ♀ 给 mengxu 发送悄悄话 mengxu 的博客首页 (90 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 13:52:36

• We did that all the time. :) though sometimes wont work. -lvtotravel- ♀ 给 lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (674 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 14:04:38

• I know it doesn't work sometimes. :-) -mengxu- ♀ 给 mengxu 发送悄悄话 mengxu 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 14:07:32

• 旅行中的这类"common sense"只有少数人具有. -onMove- ♀ 给 onMove 发送悄悄话 (189 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 17:57:34

• 一针见血-common sense是个要被教授的内容 -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:03:40

• One asorbs such "common sense" or knowledge by being observant -Lvtotravel- ♀ 给 Lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (67 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:25:20

• 有个GPS, 就不用操这些心了吧? -demain- ♀ 给 demain 发送悄悄话 (210 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:29:16

• 赫赫，前面马路就是断了它也会让你继续前进的 -金枪布道- ♂ 给 金枪布道 发送悄悄话 (59 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:44:20

• 一直往前走，不要往两边看，走过去就会融化在蓝天里。。。 -moab- ♂ 给 moab 发送悄悄话 moab 的博客首页 (145 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:11:56

• 冰雪封山，GPS也一定叫你妹妹(哥哥)你大胆的望前走呀 -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:16:56

• Moab 快帮找歌呀 -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:19:21

• 试了，好像不好找。 得看书去了，finals week. -moab- ♂ 给 moab 发送悄悄话 moab 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:54:29

• Good luck with your finals -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:08:52

• thanks. -moab- ♂ 给 moab 发送悄悄话 moab 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 13:16:56

• 俺考验GPS N次了. 每次它都经受了考验 -demain- ♀ 给 demain 发送悄悄话 (338 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 07:33:50

• A friend came to pick up us, said he had GPS ... -lvtotravel- ♀ 给 lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (1089 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:38:09

• 怎么会省心呢？ -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (176 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:46:49

• 这样跟着GPS走回头估计还是不认路 -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 04:28:33

• 你很年轻:) -demain- ♀ 给 demain 发送悄悄话 (270 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 07:23:53

• 到了听了这话很高兴的境界，大抵就已经不是很年轻了:) -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (16 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 08:00:12

• 每次出门，我都捧着两三本地图猛看，要知道随时随刻到哪里了。 -阿姗- ♀ 给 阿姗 发送悄悄话 阿姗 的博客首页 (119 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:52:13

• 呵呵, 我以前也是这样. 不过现在都不看了. 就听GPS语音提示. -闲得无聊- ♂ 给 闲得无聊 发送悄悄话 (29 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 18:58:10

• 我也是这样，研究了地图，消化以后就是自己的了 -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (210 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 19:20:22

• DC跟我家领导一样可怜，因为我在车上完全不能看东西， -mengxu- ♀ 给 mengxu 发送悄悄话 mengxu 的博客首页 (37 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:18:03

• 我 LP也是一样的借口。动不动就是我晃着她了。不过 -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (170 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:30:13

• 我总是一边开车一边看地图，两件我非常喜欢做的事。 -阿姗- ♀ 给 阿姗 发送悄悄话 阿姗 的博客首页 (170 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:10:51

• 一边开车一边看地图太危险了，因为地图上字太小 -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (56 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 03:27:41

• 地图(印刷的)是给还没出门就想知道方位,方向的人准备的 -onMove- ♀ 给 onMove 发送悄悄话 (49 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 19:54:24

• LG did the same as DC did, then handed those cards to me. -Lvtotravel- ♀ 给 Lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (446 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 20:42:30

• 这地图，GPS看来是萝卜青菜呀。我爱看地图，在家出门都看， -浮生- ♀ 给 浮生 发送悄悄话 浮生 的博客首页 (285 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:01:33

• 我跟浮生MM一样，特喜欢地图。以前还想去学作地图的专业。 -阿姗- ♀ 给 阿姗 发送悄悄话 阿姗 的博客首页 (244 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:08:00

• 哈哈哈，我还有收集地图的爱好呢 -金枪布道- ♂ 给 金枪布道 发送悄悄话 (62 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 02:15:11

• 哈哈哈，阿姗要在家里规划出一间作战室 -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (70 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 03:34:40

• 有办法了，以后有了孩子，衣服统统用地图做 -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 08:23:29

• 哈哈哈。。。。 -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 08:29:45

• 我也喜欢在脑子里放张地图。自己的位置会变，但地图总是上北下南 -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (125 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:38:11

• LG would bring out a map if something on TV picked his interest -lvtotravel- ♀ 给 lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (65 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 21:48:08

• 今天才第一次知道Lvtotravel也是个MM，一直都搞不清楚。:) -阿姗- ♀ 给 阿姗 发送悄悄话 阿姗 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 22:10:22

• 好象是他们两口子都会用这个名字吧 -ppzcgg- ♀ 给 ppzcgg 发送悄悄话 ppzcgg 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 22:13:24

• 可以看出是LvtotravelMM写的。可以做个个游戏， -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (38 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 22:28:30

• 她说LG如何如何，当然是MM，还用你来猜！ -阿姗- ♀ 给 阿姗 发送悄悄话 阿姗 的博客首页 (7 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 22:42:21

• 我想看看能不能从DC那儿懵一个奖，倒底还是让你戳穿了 -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (85 bytes) () 12/07/2006 postreply 22:53:31

• 哈哈。这个奖我愿意发。看来不止我一个人经常男女不分 :) -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 03:39:33

• 一直以为....现在又糊涂了 -erdong- ♀ 给 erdong 发送悄悄话 erdong 的博客首页 (226 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 08:49:04

• 需要验证才能发奖 :) -DeepCreek- ♂ 给 DeepCreek 发送悄悄话 DeepCreek 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 10:28:39

• 好好想想，坛子里最多可以有6个班长呢，没准更多， -wunderlust- ♀ 给 wunderlust 发送悄悄话 (154 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 10:35:02

• Erdong guessed wrong. :) Lvtotravel's LG does not read here -Lvtotravel- ♀ 给 Lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (1271 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 20:13:45

• Ha.....Ha...... :) -erdong- ♀ 给 erdong 发送悄悄话 erdong 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/09/2006 postreply 07:26:36

• Wow, Ah-Shan, are you serious? Yes, I am a MM. -Lvtotravel- ♀ 给 Lvtotravel 发送悄悄话 (336 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 20:03:41

• 把这篇连同地图一起打印下来,有用! -erdong- ♀ 给 erdong 发送悄悄话 erdong 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2006 postreply 08:38:23

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