@the_vic_mik And that the dangerous part of hitch hiking is more that the person picking you up is dangerous, and not the person needing the ride, but society spun it and made people believe the transients were the dangerous ones
@the_vic_mik I actually listened to a podcast not too long ago and if I remember correctly the "don't hitchhike, it's dangerous" campaign came around when transportation businesses wanted consumers to spend their money on means on transport ie. Busses, new/used cars, trains
How many times will my mother have to watch A Christmas Story before she doesn't gasp when Ralphie spills the car wheel nuts and the duck's head gets chopped off?? The answer is apparently more than 30 times