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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 621353" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>Ask your supervisor for a print out of a previous day's deliveries and retrace the route on the weekend. Knowing the way the route is <strong>looped</strong> is a key to your success. </p><p></p><p>To minimize your dependence on maps try the following....</p><p></p><p>Each city or county area has a <strong>distinctive pattern</strong> to the way streets are numbered and many times the way they are named. </p><p></p><p>Learn the center point of the city<strong> (City Center)</strong>. This is where north-south-east-west come together. Street addresses get larger as they move from the center point in the direction of travel . Example - Street addresses going North get higher going north and will get smaller going south. If you notice they addresses are getting larger after they had been getting smaller - you passed the center point of the city. For example, you may be passing the 200 block of <strong>North</strong> 1st St heading to the 100 block of North 1st street and 3 blocks later you are in the 300 block... You passed the center point and are now on <strong>South</strong> 1st St.</p><p></p><p>The addresses also change by a certain number (varies by location). For example in one area they may increase by "4". (720-724-728-732 etc.)</p><p></p><p>Even addresses are generally on one side of the street - odd on the other...</p><p></p><p>Every time you pass an intersection look at the cross street and the block numbers to get a sense of where you are and the direction you are going. You may have to say it out loud until it becomes a routine. </p><p></p><p>When boundaries change such as another city or unincorporated areas such as county, the number and name of the streets may change abruptly. If the street you are traveling on is a borderline, you will probably have different set of numbers on opposite sides of the street. For example, you may see 3 digit numbers on one side and the other side will have 5 digit numbers. </p><p></p><p>I would also suggest finding out who the center team feels learns routes the quickest and ask what techniques that driver uses to learn area knowledge quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 621353, member: 9789"] Ask your supervisor for a print out of a previous day's deliveries and retrace the route on the weekend. Knowing the way the route is [B]looped[/B] is a key to your success. To minimize your dependence on maps try the following.... Each city or county area has a [B]distinctive pattern[/B] to the way streets are numbered and many times the way they are named. Learn the center point of the city[B] (City Center)[/B]. This is where north-south-east-west come together. Street addresses get larger as they move from the center point in the direction of travel . Example - Street addresses going North get higher going north and will get smaller going south. If you notice they addresses are getting larger after they had been getting smaller - you passed the center point of the city. For example, you may be passing the 200 block of [B]North[/B] 1st St heading to the 100 block of North 1st street and 3 blocks later you are in the 300 block... You passed the center point and are now on [B]South[/B] 1st St. The addresses also change by a certain number (varies by location). For example in one area they may increase by "4". (720-724-728-732 etc.) Even addresses are generally on one side of the street - odd on the other... Every time you pass an intersection look at the cross street and the block numbers to get a sense of where you are and the direction you are going. You may have to say it out loud until it becomes a routine. When boundaries change such as another city or unincorporated areas such as county, the number and name of the streets may change abruptly. If the street you are traveling on is a borderline, you will probably have different set of numbers on opposite sides of the street. For example, you may see 3 digit numbers on one side and the other side will have 5 digit numbers. I would also suggest finding out who the center team feels learns routes the quickest and ask what techniques that driver uses to learn area knowledge quickly. [/QUOTE]
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