Safe for walking on strip at night?
Sep 29, 2013 | 4:43 pm
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Safe for walking on strip at night?
All,
Will be in LV mid-October
Haven't been there in 10+ years so quite a bit has changed I'm sure lol
I remember the strip being very crowded and safe for tourists until late at night. Is it still that way? I'll have some evenings alone while roommate attends conference and wouldn't mind going out by myself to take it all in, especially during the weekend! Am staying mid-strip.
Thank you in advance!
Will be in LV mid-October
Haven't been there in 10+ years so quite a bit has changed I'm sure lolI remember the strip being very crowded and safe for tourists until late at night. Is it still that way? I'll have some evenings alone while roommate attends conference and wouldn't mind going out by myself to take it all in, especially during the weekend! Am staying mid-strip.
Thank you in advance!
Sep 29, 2013 | 5:28 pm
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I find it safe, as does my post-retirement age mother. Given that it can be pretty crowded at any hour, normal common sense re: pickpockets, etc. should prevail. The people trying to get your attention with cards advertising adult services are annoying as all get out but harmless.
Sep 29, 2013 | 6:17 pm
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One time one of them started following me yelling "why don't you want my music?" ...umm, maybe because I'm 50 years old?
Sep 29, 2013 | 6:28 pm
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Good to know not much has changed, including those literature guys...sigh...
New about the CDs though, am pretty sure I don't want one?? lol
New about the CDs though, am pretty sure I don't want one?? lol
Sep 29, 2013 | 6:32 pm
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I find it safe, as does my post-retirement age mother. Given that it can be pretty crowded at any hour, normal common sense re: pickpockets, etc. should prevail. The people trying to get your attention with cards advertising adult services are annoying as all get out but harmless.
Sep 29, 2013 | 8:20 pm
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Yeah. Violence is not an issue if you're adjacent to any of the major casinos. Pickpockets, though, work stealthily and can ply their evil even on camera. This is especially relevant downtown as the distance between the safe zone and drug territory is very short.
Sep 30, 2013 | 10:15 am
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Oct 1, 2013 | 8:59 pm
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No issues walking at all. I routinely start at the southern end of the strip (New York, New York/MGM) and walk all the way to the Wynn then back at night and I've never felt unsafe. However, if you do, just hop a cab, they're really cheap ^
Oct 1, 2013 | 9:33 pm
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Oct 2, 2013 | 12:10 pm
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You may want to do that if you get tired of walking, but I wouldn't worry about needing to do it because you feel unsafe. The Strip is always busy and I feel safe all the time when walking there. I've never been outside at 3:00 in the morning, though...
Just be aware of your surroundings and have a great time.
Oct 2, 2013 | 9:38 pm
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+1, except....I believe you cannot flag down a cab on the street. You would have to go to a hotel/casino taxi line or other area where cabs pick up and drop off.
You may want to do that if you get tired of walking, but I wouldn't worry about needing to do it because you feel unsafe. The Strip is always busy and I feel safe all the time when walking there. I've never been outside at 3:00 in the morning, though...
Just be aware of your surroundings and have a great time.
You may want to do that if you get tired of walking, but I wouldn't worry about needing to do it because you feel unsafe. The Strip is always busy and I feel safe all the time when walking there. I've never been outside at 3:00 in the morning, though...
Just be aware of your surroundings and have a great time.
I wouldn't even feel unsafe on the Strip if there weren't others around--casino security covers the approaches, not just inside. Look around--you'll find plenty of camera domes.
Oct 3, 2013 | 6:30 pm
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Just make sure cab drives on Strip
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.