Virginia Beach, VA Driving Tips
There are many alternative routes to use in Virginia Beach. I would suggest experimenting using alternative directions when going around Va. Beach. The main roads will offer shopping and restaurants but if you experiment with different ways to get around, you will see the true beauty and uniqueness
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of Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach, VA Buying Tips
If you need to buy a car there are plenty of car dealerships down Virginia Beach Boulevard.
Favorite Driving Memory
The most positive thing about driving in Virginia Beach is that there are many waterways that can be viewed from the road. You could drive by a waterway and see a pelican or crane in the water. Virginia Beach is a very large area, there are popular roads with lots of shopping available. There are al
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so country roads as you head towards southern Virginia Beach. If you drive down Shore drive through First Landing State park, you can experience the state park and head towards the resort area of the oceanfront. A great drive down the "strip" in Virginia Beach is a nice way to see the oceanfront and experience the hustle and excitement of the resort area.
Favorite Road
Shore Drive
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When you head down Shore Drive in Virginia Beach it will connect you to the oceanfront and the resort area in an "off the beaten track" way. You will drive over the beautiful Lessner Bridge with an amazing view of the Lynnhaven inlet and the Chesapeake Bay. As you head towards the oceanfront on Sho
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re Drive you will drive through First Landing State Park where you have dense trees of the state park forest on either side of Shore Drive. You feel like you have left the city and are traveling through a forest.
Virginia Beach, VA Driving Tips
Be alert while driving. There are many tourists in this area who do not know where they are going and when they are trying to find a street or realize they are not going the wrong way, they brake frequently, stop short, drive slow, etc. Be aware of not only how you are driving but how others are dr
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iving as well.
Virginia Beach, VA Buying Tips
Go to a legitimate dealership. There are many dealerships on Virginia Beach Blvd and I would stick with big names that you know such as Checkered Flag, Chevrolet, Jaguar, Ford, Kia, etc. Smaller dealerships usually are selling run down cars for a higher price and you will end up spending more money
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on repairs than if you had just gone to a more reputable dealership.
Favorite Driving Memory
I was in a hurry to get to where I was going on time. The news in Virginia Beach is very good at reporting accidents and major delays and back-ups. I was listening to the news as I was hurrying around one morning trying to get ready and get to my location on time. The news was talking about a maj
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or traffic delay on the highway that I needed to use. However, all the roads in Virginia Beach connect and there are so many major roads here that it will only take a few minutes longer than using a free flowing highway. Since the highway was backed up and I know the area very well I was able to navigate my way through different roads and still make it to my destination on time. That is the best thing about driving around in Virginia Beach. It is easy to get anywhere in this city since everything is connected and there are so many different ways to get to the same place.
Favorite Road
Lynn Haven Parkway.
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Lynn Haven Parkway stretches almost the entire length of Virginia Beach. You can get anywhere in the city from Lynn Haven Parkway. It is quick and easy and most of the traffic lights don't take too long. There are also a whole bunch of different stores along Lynn Haven Parkway so if you ever need an
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ything, it is usually only a few minutes away on Lynn Haven Parkway.
Virginia Beach, VA Driving Tips
I would tell other drivers to take extra care when driving to avoid the cameras at intersections. I know of many people who have gotten multiple tickets from various cameras because they did not obey the traffic rules and signs. You will get a ticket in the mail...or multiple ones. Those not from th
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is area could get a huge shock in the mail whether they are visiting or new to the area. It seems to many people here that the cameras are mostly for increasing city revenue as they have actually been seen to increase accidents at a few of the intersections at which they are installed.
Virginia Beach, VA Buying Tips
When buying a car in Virginia Beach, I do not think there are any special tips that one must need to know aside from common sense. You should try to make sure that you stick to reputable dealers, bring a mechanic along or pay a reputable one to check the car out for you at another time. For those wh
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o do not like haggling, there are options such as CarMax and Driver's World with huge selections that can also ship cars from their other lots across the nation if what you need is not here in Virginia Beach.
Favorite Driving Memory
Driving along Atlantic Avenue and seeing the ocean and Rudee Inlet is my favorite memory from driving in Virginia Beach. In fact, I do this quite often simply because I love the water and do not live on the water. If I did, I would constantly look at the beautiful view.
Favorite Road
S. Atlantic Avenue.
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S. Atlantic Avenue is my favorite road to drive because it is in an affluent residential area in which I would love to build or buy my dream home on the ocean. While the Atlantic Ocean cannot be seen from most of this part of Atlantic Avenue, it's my favorite part of this road to drive on because of
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the beautiful homes that are sitting right on the ocean.