I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.
The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.
But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao
Yeah I can understand having fun with cars. They go fast and some people enjoy tinkering. I was never able to get into it because being in a car makes me sick. I can handle about 30 minutes at a time before I get too dizzy to keep going.
Yeah it's also way too expensive. My car is by far the biggest money sink I have and I barely use it and it's paid off. Constantly breaking down and demanding gasoline. If it was just a toy I used to ride around on weekends, that's fine.