Watch the Cars!
Driving in Downtown Savannah is fairly easy. But, there are also some quirky traffic rules that you should be cognizant of:
- Traffic flows counter-clockwise around the Historic District’s beautiful squares. That means cars turn right to enter a square.
- Cars already traveling around the square have the right of way. Cars entering the square must yield. This doesn’t always happen, so look both ways and don’t expect every driver to understand the concept.
- Cars don’t always stop for pedestrians in walkways. I know, they should. But truthfully Savannah has seen a lot more tourists since “the book” became a bestseller, and everyone has become slightly more impatient on the road. This is especially true in downtown Savannah where tour buses slow the flow down. Don’t get us wrong – we love to show off our town to visitors! And 99% of the drivers will stop and let you by, plus return your friendly wave.
- One-way streets abound in downtown Savannah, and sometimes the signs are hard to see. Price Street outside your front door is one way, and unfortunately this inspires some drivers to go too fast. Please be sure to leave plenty of distance between you and the oncoming traffic as you cross the street. And always look both ways twice, even if it’s a one-way street.
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Great idea about the cars. We used to have a town square in a small town in Illinois where traffic circled the courthouse just like this.
-Flip