re: Well, we're going to Memphis

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..just off the beaten path it can get bad in a hurry. Don't look at a map and determine your own shortcut through town..

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I made that exact mistake two years ago. Missed my exit, decided I could exit and head back south along the parallel side street.
The only saving grace, I didn't stop at any intersections and it was still before 5PM (daylight).

I felt perfectly safe on Beale and in the mid-town area around the Zoo, Art Museum, and Sun Studio.