And even when you live close it's not always safe to walk. There is no sidewalk near my house for a few miles. I live in a fairly nice area and so I do still se

And even when you live close it's not always safe to walk. There is no sidewalk near my house for a few miles. I live in a fairly nice area and so I do still see some people attempting to bike but I also constantly see them almost get ran over. It's a curvy road with ditches on each side so it's hard to get out of the way. And then when I -did- live close to work (about 2 blocks) I had to cross the town's main street, where I was catcalled about every day and on multiple occasions had a man follow me home even after telling them politely each time that I was not interested. Horray. People here don't walk. So you stand out. When I was in the city I could wear a big heavy coat and most people will ignore you because you look poor/ugly, here even in my most ratty coat people still followed me...ugh.