Meandering the streets of San Francisco

The whole world heard about the "glorious" Russian roads, however, in some countries there are very interesting instances of roads that are a headache to city officials. One of such roads is in San Francisco, it's called Lombard street. The street is famous due to its wriggling form. Strong flexion of the road allows you to smooth it 27% slope.

The speed of cars on the street usually does not exceed 8km/h. Nothing surprising in this, the street has 8 sharp turns and turn on them very slowly. This one-way street, and a Parking ticket on it will leave you "penny."









Despite such inconvenience, no solution to this traffic problem is not provided. After all, Lombard street – not just a street, which creates a transportation problem, it is also a kind of attraction.

On it lived the hero of the famous film "Vertigo" (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's detective Scottie Ferguson.

In the seventies it was filmed chase scenes for several famous Hollywood films with the participation of such world stars of cinema, like Barbara Streisand, Clint Eastwood, Ryan O'neal.









The street became a cultural and historical heritage of San Francisco, so the inhabitants of this city are willing to endure the inconvenience. Like any attraction, Lombard street brings to the city a good income and fame. Besides, there are very nice.

 

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