Driving directions were straight from a map or a yap, (someones mouth).
Drivers were always stopping and asking for directions.
Your first choice in asking for directions was the person walking/standing/loitering on the street, that is, if that person had looked knowledgeable and or trustworthy.
The second choice for driving directions was the filling station. The filling station employee was always getting asked for driving directions, so you hoped they knew what they were talking about.
The third choice was if you were in a rural area, and it would not be a choice it was a last resort. You would sheepishly, as you were walking past sheep, tuck your tail between your legs as you walked past various animals with tails, and go knock on a farm house door and admit you were lost and needed directions.
The good and bad part of doing this was you remembered all of those farmers daughters jokes, of which we're going to tell none.
