Crime is much lower now, cars are much safer, and you have a cell phone. You can take photos of the license plate and driver and text them to a friend. Just thi

Crime is much lower now, cars are much safer, and you have a cell phone. You can take photos of the license plate and driver and text them to a friend. Just think of that - people hitchhiked without cell phones; they were just on their own out there. I think it says a lot about perception and reality. The reality is, it's probably much safer now than it was before, but people perceive more danger. It's the same with cities I've been in, which are idyllic if you just put down the social media and travel around, but people are bizarrely freaking out.