Bike touring is just as safe as staying home--and a lot more fun | Examiner.com

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I think it is important to remember that every one of the towns we pass through is home to somebody. People live in those towns and raise their children – and they feel it is perfectly safe. Why should Tegucigalpa be safe for Claudia and not for us? Juan feels secure in Bogota; why shouldn’t we? Are we really any safer in Boise, Idaho than we are in any other town?

What these concerns come down to is the fear of the unknown. As one friend put it, there is something intimidating about facing the boogieman – and if you don’t even know who the boogieman is or where he hides, he’s even more scary. I feel fortunate that we’ve learned the boogieman isn’t out to get us regardless of which country we happen to be in – that frees us up to travel the world without fear. In fact, we’ve found people throughout the world to be kind, generous, giving people who will go out of their way to help us out – why should we fear them?

MoBikeFed comment: The author has some good common-sense tips for traveling by bicycle, that will make it just as safe as staying home--take a minute to read them.

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