Nobody's probably gonna rape you, it's unlikely you'll get arrested, heck, you may not even run into a weirdo apart from maybe like once or twice (but in deflecting this one, it helps to be a weirdo yourself because it scares the other weirdos)...
You'll probably be pretty safe where it concerns other people. Especially if you happen to be armed and whatnot, should things progress to that point (they basically never do, unless you're an idiot or with idiots).
The danger isn't on the interstate... you can tell who is who by the way they're driving. It's easy to navigate around the idiots I'd say a solid nine times out of ten.
The danger is on the roads that go through towns. Now, listen, I know... that may sound totally obvious, but hear me out. Of course logic says you don't wanna go right through the middle of a town to get from one place to the other if you're driving a long stint... but for those of us who follow the GPS, it happens a lot more than I'd really prefer. Of course there are ways around it. But I like to let universal synchronicity have a front seat on my travels, and the truth is, a little bit of "WTF?" can be fun every now and then.
The danger of going through the towns is:
1. Speed limit.
2. Merging lanes.
3. General traffic; in the middle of towns, you're more likely to run into an idiot.
4. Slow moving vehicles (typically not regular autos, but things like dump trucks and whatnot).
Of course you mitigate the danger by maintaining a likely obnoxiously cautious speed limit, whilst staying a fair distance behind whoever is in front of you. If you're a lane sitter, you're gonna run into problems with mergers. But there's a lot of competition for the "fast lane", and weaving consumes attention better saved. Therefore, there are two options depending on speed limit, proximity to other vehicles, etc.: Speed up, or slow down. Note that this is a scenario where the "Wiggle Room" comes into play, see my thread about that: http://www.sectual.com/thread-7557.html
The danger of living as a traveling vehicular nomad is solely based upon idiots, animals (quadrupeds specifically), and there is also the issue of possible vehicular systems failure, for oneself or someone else on the road. It's the unforeseen, unplanned things that always get ya.
So if you're expecting a rapist, or a fight... you ain't gonna find one. If you're expecting a serial killer, better luck next time.
But if you're an idiot...
Throw all that shit out the window, turn in ya keys, and turn yourself in to the local FEMA Camp cuz don't nobody need your ass out there drivin'.
You'll probably be pretty safe where it concerns other people. Especially if you happen to be armed and whatnot, should things progress to that point (they basically never do, unless you're an idiot or with idiots).
The danger isn't on the interstate... you can tell who is who by the way they're driving. It's easy to navigate around the idiots I'd say a solid nine times out of ten.
The danger is on the roads that go through towns. Now, listen, I know... that may sound totally obvious, but hear me out. Of course logic says you don't wanna go right through the middle of a town to get from one place to the other if you're driving a long stint... but for those of us who follow the GPS, it happens a lot more than I'd really prefer. Of course there are ways around it. But I like to let universal synchronicity have a front seat on my travels, and the truth is, a little bit of "WTF?" can be fun every now and then.
The danger of going through the towns is:
1. Speed limit.
2. Merging lanes.
3. General traffic; in the middle of towns, you're more likely to run into an idiot.
4. Slow moving vehicles (typically not regular autos, but things like dump trucks and whatnot).
Of course you mitigate the danger by maintaining a likely obnoxiously cautious speed limit, whilst staying a fair distance behind whoever is in front of you. If you're a lane sitter, you're gonna run into problems with mergers. But there's a lot of competition for the "fast lane", and weaving consumes attention better saved. Therefore, there are two options depending on speed limit, proximity to other vehicles, etc.: Speed up, or slow down. Note that this is a scenario where the "Wiggle Room" comes into play, see my thread about that: http://www.sectual.com/thread-7557.html
The danger of living as a traveling vehicular nomad is solely based upon idiots, animals (quadrupeds specifically), and there is also the issue of possible vehicular systems failure, for oneself or someone else on the road. It's the unforeseen, unplanned things that always get ya.
So if you're expecting a rapist, or a fight... you ain't gonna find one. If you're expecting a serial killer, better luck next time.
But if you're an idiot...
Throw all that shit out the window, turn in ya keys, and turn yourself in to the local FEMA Camp cuz don't nobody need your ass out there drivin'.
