[von949]

^^^^
There are casinos all over this town, not just on the strip. Metro would have to have a precinct station outside of every casino to curb the DUIs. I believe their random checkpoints are good enough for now. I think the DUI issue is manageable but if you want 99% DUI roads, the police department would have to triple in size. Then taxes come into play.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by vistas

Look, free flowing alcohol is part of what makes Vegas Vegas and the Strip the Strip. I get it. So a large number of people will drink and drive with variable amounts of alcohol in their system. It's unavoidable. I'm a realist.

But...

The Strip is not very long at all. Why not saturate it with police patrols and pull over those who are clearly out of it? Those are very easy to spot and stand out like a sore thumb. One might say - no budget. Fine, fine them like hell, and instead of expense they become revenue! Is the police doing this? Or they're closing their eyes because they don't wanna scare away tourists? What's going on with police on this matter?

A DUI here will cost you about ten grand when all is said and done. They already know that it's a revenue stream. To me, it's the morons walking the strip that are more of a problem. The pedestrians on the strip seem to think they have a force field or something. Now, that's on the strip. Off strip, we have drunks, text messaging teens, and distracted soccer moms on cell phones. We also have pedestrians that don't pay attention.

I'm one of the first people here that will jump in to bash Metro, but I honestly believe they do a pretty good job on the strip.

[Danknee]

Originally Posted by NLVgal

I honestly believe they do a pretty good job on the strip.

Seconded.

The crappy drivers on the strip are primarily tourists unfamiliar with the area IMO.

[von949]

Originally Posted by Danknee

Seconded.

The crappy drivers on the strip are primarily tourists unfamiliar with the area IMO.

Thirded

[Raiderman]

As a transplant who has been here for a few weeks, I am fourthing that! The roads are laid out a little differently here than from where we came. The left turn lanes don't turn at the expected angle often (think Wigwam turning left onto Stephanie), but have a much wider radius due to the left turn lane of the ONCOMING traffic. It took me about 3 or 4 days to learn my way around and be extra vigilant about lanes. They aren't painted, they use reflectors. May not seem like much, but it is vastly different than from where we came. Now, we are just 3 new drivers here.. how many hundreds or thousands have moved here from all over recently? Sometimes it's not the drunks, it's the "learning".

[irishspy]

Originally Posted by Raiderman

As a transplant who has been here for a few weeks, I am fourthing that! The roads are laid out a little differently here than from where we came. The left turn lanes don't turn at the expected angle often (think Wigwam turning left onto Stephanie), but have a much wider radius due to the left turn lane of the ONCOMING traffic. It took me about 3 or 4 days to learn my way around and be extra vigilant about lanes. They aren't painted, they use reflectors. May not seem like much, but it is vastly different than from where we came. Now, we are just 3 new drivers here.. how many hundreds or thousands have moved here from all over recently? Sometimes it's not the drunks, it's the "learning".

Welcome to Vegas lol I also went through what you are doing and night driving was even harder. But now I am more comfortable and more aware while driving the pedestrians are the ones I worry about. Wednesday morning I dropped my sister off at the airport for a flight at 4:15 AM thought I would take a drive up and down the strip ( never been there that time of day) well I had a total of 5 people at seperate times and places run out on to the road trying to cross the strip. It was like driving through a mine field . But it still beats driving on snow covered ice covered roads back East the only difference from back East is the Deer would jump out in the road and you had to be aware of that here in LV PEOPLE replace the Deer Road kill is Road kill

[unf0rgiven6262]

In the past couple weeks I've seen two drivers just sail right through red lights that had been red for 20+ seconds. Both completely off strip too. I've nearly been hit once this way too.

[Cyborgt800]

I see at least four red runners each day, again as many right or left turns from the opposite turn lane, at least 30 cars each night with no lights on at all, drivers taking pictures with a passenger doing nothing and EVERY out of state car going Southbound in front of Cosmo NOT shift as the lane does, causing problems because the locals DO shift with the lanes. ....I guess the little bumpy dots aren't enough of a clue!

....Let's not forget the early morning joggers that jog into facing traffic on the streets despite there being a beautifully empty wide sidewalk just a few feet away!

[unf0rgiven6262]

Originally Posted by Cyborgt800

....Let's not forget the early morning joggers that jog into facing traffic on the streets despite there being a beautifully empty wide sidewalk just a few feet away!

Yes, that has perplexed me for ages. I would see the same thing back east too. I can only conclude that they get an additional adrenaline rush from it.

[Cyborgt800]

Originally Posted by unf0rgiven6262

Yes, that has perplexed me for ages. I would see the same thing back east too. I can only conclude that they get an additional adrenaline rush from it.

I watched one jog into a blind corner and get clipped by a car mirror...he acted indignant and yelled at the driver! HE was the one jay-jogging!

Another thing that frosts my cookies is when someone needs to turn but missed it. Instead of circling back they stop all traffic by doing a 90 degree turn across multiple lanes, causing a traffic jam! I've even watch some of them back up.