Due to the changing currents, heavy debris and unstable wreckage, travel routes of Lost Angeles change daily, safe navigation is impossible to outsiders. This is the main reason the area has never been reclaimed. What one day will be a safe clear passage, the next could have cars pipes, wiring, chemicals, and innumerable other dangers lurking just below the surface.
Also certain clans stake
out
there territories with traps, or attack strangers outright.
Due to the nature of the ruins, the current will suffer severe changes
not only day to day, but also street to street. In some areas the
water is only 4 0r 5 feet deep, in others is can go down as far as 100,
and in some the land is higher than the water. Countless sewer
and
storm drains make for treacherous undertows, getting caught is
almost 
certain
death. In some areas like alleys and other no outlet areas, the
water
is stagnant and dead, caught in a standstill. various flotsam
collects
in these dark corners, and they act as a breeding ground for insects,
especially
mosquito's. In the areas where the water does move there are
other
hazards........ wreckage and everthing else not bolted to the ground
gets
pushed along by the currents, in some places the current is strong
enough
to move cars. Fences, 
street
signs, fire hydrants, and things of that nature are particularly
dangerous.......
especially if you get your boat lodged in one. Stopping anywhere
to long is a sure way to find yourself surrounded by unfriendly company.
Obviously boats, especially
rowboats,
canoes, kayaks, and some small powered water craft are the most common
forms of transportation. Homemade rafts can also be seen, as well
as the occasional pontoon and ski boat. Clan warriors and scouts
favor 
jet
skis,
waverunners, and other fast personal craft. Only those who have
lived
there can navigate their way through the waters..... and anticipating
its
entirely unique hazards. Maps are helpful as far as knowing where
you are going, but next to 
useless
when trying to get there. Another problem with traveling on
the water, is that water craft are the third most sought after
commodity......
after food and 
fresh
water.
The other way of traveling
is
through the wreckage. Buildings that have toppled into each
other,
walkways that have been erected between the buildings, and in some
cases
even simple rope swings, are all utilized to get from one place to
another.
This however can be just as dangerous, as many of the buildings are
crumbling.
It is not uncommon to see large chunks of buildings suddenly just break
off and fall. Also booby traps are common, and rival clans will
plant
these along the borders of their territories, and sometimes even in
well
traveled free routes
No matter where you travel in Lost Angeles, extreme caution is advised, especially for non natives of the area, although even the inhabitants must be extremely careful. Getting lost here is extremely easy, and just as dangerous.