Some advice to other drivers in San Antonio: - Use your turn signal. It is a completely under utilized device that every vehicle is equipped with yet no one seems to know how to use it. - Watch out for road rage. If someone cuts you off, doesn't let you merge, or whatever may cause you to get upset while driving, just take a breath and let it go. Many people carry guns in their vehicles and there have been shootings at cars in traffic. - Don't honk your horn unless it's completely necessary (see above). - Be aware of others' driving. The drunk driving statistics in San Antonio are through the roof! After 10pm some 60%or so drivers are under the influence of alcohol (a shocking statistic my husband learned when being transferred to Lackland AFB). - Be mindful of motorcycles and bicycles- look twice save a life.

When purchasing a vehicle in San Antonio, do your research on the dealership (if that the way you are going). Check yelp and other review sites and actually read the reviews. Sometimes people will write a horrible review because the receptionist gave them attitude so find out why they have the rating they do. Also, take the time to look for deals. There are many used car dealers and private sales available. With several military bases in the city, you could find a great vehicle that someone needs to get rid of before deployment. As with any used car buying, check out truecar.Com and carfax.Com to learn more about the car you are interested in. Take it for a test drive and have your mechanic give it a look over before signing ANY paperwork.

My favorite memory of driving in San Antonio was on the night of July 4th. It was about 10:30pm and we (my husband and I) were heading home after spending an evening with friends. This evening stands out because there was not a lot of traffic or sketchy drivers (San Antonio has a drunk driving problem). As I drove through the maze of avenues, lanes, and boulevards, there were still many people gathered outside setting off fireworks. The combination of celebratory flashes along with the lack of other drivers made it an especially enjoyable ride home.

Old Grissom Rd. This is my favorite road to drive because it connects Culebra and Grissom roads, creating a shortcut that avoids the ongoing construction. It is especially great because in addition to not having construction to interfere with traffic, it also does not have any speed bumps.

San Antonio is a military city so you have lots of drivers coming from all over the world. Most other cities people all drive pretty much the same way but not here. I would say defiantly always look before you get on the highway and pay particular attention to your surroundings. People here do not know how to get off an on ramp. They will go up to the end and stop or drive 30 MPH while trying to merge into traffic doing 70 so be careful.

If you are looking for a car here you can find some great deals as long as you are willing to do the research. There are so many big car dealerships here that the pricing is pretty competitive and most dealerships will beat another dealerships price if you can show them what you have found at what price and from which dealer. If you go to one of the smaller dealerships around here though you will pay more.

When I first moved to San Antonio I found the layout very intimidating and confusing. There are 2 loops that circle the city, 1604 goes around the outside of the city and 410 circles the inside. I live on the north side of the city and about 3 weeks after moving here I was trying to make my way to the south side to go to a doctors appointment. I map quested the directions, printed them out and went on my way. Well apparently map quest had not been updated in awhile so the directions I had were wrong. I ended up driving around loop 410 for about an hour and a half trying to find this road that didn't exist anymore and some how ended up on 1604 at this jeepers creepers type gas station. I had a great time with my sister on that trip though getting to see how big this city actually is and it only took us another hour of driving all the way around the outside loop for us to finally make it home.

Gibbs Sprawl. I love driving Gibbs Sprawl because it is like being on a roller coaster. The road goes from one end of the city to halfway through but it is kind of like a back road. There are lots of dips in it and the speed limit is 60 so you feel like your car is about to take off. We also call it the shoe road because there are always random shoes going down the side the entire way. Sometimes we like to make up stories about how the shoes got there as we are flying down this road.