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Originally Posted by cogitate (Post 21549991)

If you're ready to take a cab and want to go from one Strip hotel to another, be sure to tell the cab driver to drive entirely on the Strip. A friend told me that cab drivers love to take longer routes on, for example, Frank Sinatra Drive, and even overshoot your destination hotel so as to make a u-turn onto the Strip and then another u-turn to your hotel. Tell the driver to go directly on the Strip to your destination hotel.

Sometimes U-turns are unavoidable. You don't always have the option to turn across the strip into the hotel.

And although it is no shock that cabbies like to take longer routes, there are quicker routes than the Strip sometimes.

The Strip is very safe at all hours for the most part. Obviously don't stroll out there drunk and make yourself a target. The Metro routinely patrols the strip on bikes as well.

As for the casinos, unfortunately the cameras are not there for your safety. They are there to protect the casino and their money. There was an article recently about how 90% of the hotels on the strip don't install cameras in the hallways. Doubt this is true as even the oldest hotels have some sort of camera in the halls to monitor activity. But again, the point is that the casino and hotel protect themselves first.

Having cameras doesn't make it any safer as a thief will have made off with your wallet or purse already. Bottom line is the strip is safe but always be aware of your surroundings and you'll be fine.