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I've lived in Texas my entire life (in three different major cities) and never had experiences like this. Definitely, most people drive when they're actually g

I've lived in Texas my entire life (in three different major cities) and never had experiences like this. Definitely, most people drive when they're actually going to a destination. The cities are designed with this assumption. Recreational walking or jogging is common within neighborhoods, and kids walking to/from school isn't uncommon either (since those are often in or near one's neighborhood), but if you want to walk to the store (in most areas) you'll be crossing vast unshaded stretches of sidewalk, parking lots, major roads where people aren't used to pedestrians, etc. Bike lanes are also rare and mostly confined to urban centers. But I've never seen or heard of active hostility or suspicion toward someone just because they're walking somewhere (and I love walking, so I do it whenever/wherever it makes sense to)

galdosdi 4y ago
Major cities might be why you had less of an issue. I suspect your experience might resemble mine more in oh say Amarillo than Austin or any other Texas triangle cities Or maybe Oklahoma just sucks more than Texas? Idk, but it was a pervasive thing I kept noticing over the years.
- brundolf 4y ago
  I've lived in Waco, Austin, and a Dallas suburb. I have not lived in rural Texas, though I have family out in east texas that I've gone and stayed with many times (and taken walks in the area without incident) As you might imagine Austin is an outlier on this stuff, but I was mainly thinking of the Dallas area with my descriptions above (though a lot of it applies in Austin too)