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I don't think it has anything to do with safety. People have been getting murdered during travel for thousands of years. Safety is just the excuse thrown on.

It's classism. Cars are almost a necessity in America. We have shit public infrastructure, and everything is built so far apart that you can either spend all day walking, or get a car and do your errand in under an hour.

When cars were less necessary, people were more understanding of the need to hitchhike. Now if you don't have a car you must be a dirty poor person who probably is only trying to steal or murder good hard working people. /s

People also just drive for fun less. Most people aren't just driving across country for a random road trip. Or seeing the countryside. They do that on their hour long commutes to work. When they drive they are going somewhere.

I have picked up hitchhikers before, but I'd rather be home enjoying what I have than out spending money, so usually when I see one I keep driving because I have places to be.