Gilman Street, my escape hatch in Berkeley that gets me off the freeway, looms.
As if he had pulled off the freeway into another world.
"It's a sign piece that says that when you come off the freeway, you've arrived someplace," Mr. Haw said.
The car merged seamlessly with traffic on Highway 101 and then turned off the freeway to automatically drive through downtown Mountain View, Calif., where Google has its headquarters.
— Visitors to Disneyland pull off the freeway here and drive along dense rows of palm trees on pristine streets, past dozens of hotels beckoning them to stay.
Curious, Zuk pulled off the freeway to check out the game, where he said he unexpectedly saw Carter lighting up the field.
One man called 911 as his car was filling with water after he veered off the freeway and careered into a flood control channel.
And then there is North Dakota, which is sheer grandeur, but you have to get off the freeway and get out of the car and walk.
Mr. Trice, a native of Detroit, was able to get off the freeway and stop the car, allowing his girlfriend to flag down the police.
Driving in unfamiliar territory is a lot easier when you have a computer screen and often a reassuring voice telling you when to turn off the freeway or whether to make a left or a right.
They managed to get off the freeway and onto a side road.
