I guess I would say to avoid speeding much since the police here are always pulling people over for that more so than I remember in other cities. The police presence is really high here and so I usually try to avoid areas where I have noticed police commonly hanging out but it would be hard to describe that in this.

Well May avenue has a bunch of dealers, and also Broadway extension as it is going North into Edmond, OK also has a lot. Including a lot that are along I-35 on the south end of OKC. I bought a car on craigslist once which was not a good thing. The dealer who worked out of his home had sold it to me without his first paying the excise tax fees from buying it from whomever he bought it from first. So when I went to get my tag, I had to pay double (for the previous owner (him) and also for me). Autotrader.Com was always a good way to locate good vehicles but I personally never bought a car through them, though I helped my stepdaughter find her vehicle through that site.

Oklahoma City is laid out in square mile grids so that there are generally no curvy or round about ways to anywhere as everywhere is north/south or east/west. The city is so large in area (though not all of it is used in the middle) that it is impossible if you don't have a car. The nearest bus stop to my house was 4 miles away so not having a car is really not an option. I love to drive down Hefner Parkway southbound and even when I don't always have time I will pull off near Hefner Lake and drive around the lake even though it takes longer. Driving in OKC seems to be calmer than other cities I have been in. That doesn't mean there is no speeding but it seems like most of the traffic obeys the speed laws better. When I lived in Albuquerque or Dallas, it seemed many of the people were very aggressive drivers. So it is rather comfortable to drive on Oklahoma city streets and I would trust my kids to drive on these roads much more so than in other cities. Really my favorite memories of driving in OKC has to be driving near the several large lakes and nature areas.

North May Avenue. The northern part of May avenue happens to be closer to nicer homes and has many shops and places I like to go to. There is Quail Springs mall, Barnes & Noble, Several garden shops, Vintage Stock, Half Price Books, and a few restaurants that I really love (Chellino's is one) and also it is only about a half a mile away from Hefner Lake. My kids and I have spent a lot of time around these areas. Last summer we were visiting the various garden shops looking for plants to put in our garden that we had built together. So I really like May ave because of all the places that are along it that my kids and I enjoy visiting. Also there is two theaters that we often go to along May avenue.

If I had to give a tip to another driver about driving in Oklahoma, it would be to not ruin the driving atmosphere around here. Don't be the one driving around cutting people off and flicking them off. People here in Oklahoma are very nice but the moment you do something that childish and disrespectful, you will not like the result.

The best advice I can offer someone wanting to buy a car in this city is make sure you're buying it for certain reasons that you're actually going to use it for. For example, if you drive a lot and you're going to be driving around the city a lot, would it make sense to buy gas guzzling truck? Not really, but you could go buy something more fuel efficient. Now, if you're going to do a lot of towing, hauling and off-roading, then yes, a truck would be perfect for you.

I have recently moved to this city from California and it is like night and day how different the drivers drive around here. In California, there are very aggressive and defensive drivers. Here in Oklahoma, everyone seems to be a lot more relaxed and slow paced. One of my favorite moments about driving in this city actually happened to me just a couple of days ago. I was trying to find the best way home from work so I had been driving all over the place, testing different routes. After I was finally done, I could barely even remember which one was more convenient and faster. When it came time to make the decision on which one, I chose one of the slower ones but only because of what I experienced on that drive and the people in that area. One of the longest parts of that drive was being stuck at a four-way stop with cars on each road trying to go somewhere. The biggest problem was everyone was waving for the next person to go. When I say everyone, I mean everyone! No one would move, they just kept waving each other on. Coming from a place like California where the only thing people wave while driving is their middle finger, I thought this was amazing.

Reno. I really enjoy driving on Reno because of how long the road is and all of the different things you can experience and see while you're on that road. Reno takes me from the farmlands out in Yukon through Oklahoma City and so on. It is an absolutely awesome road to drive on and the things you will see are worth it! A common saying around here is, if you get lost, look for Reno.