I've picked up six or seven hitchhikers since I started driving, because I would like to think that somebody would help me if I needed it.
Every person I've picked up has been female. This is because I'm not a very big guy and sitting behind the wheel of a car is not a particularly advantageous position for defending yourself. I wouldn't have a problem picking up another guy, save that most are bigger than me and I want some level of control should things go wrong.
I believe most people are at least some level of diagnosably "crazy," women as much as men (I've got ex's who prove some of the higher levels), but I also believe most people are pretty firmly in control of themselves... especially if they feel they are in the debt of another person.
I know a guy who claims to pick up female hitchhikers and trade on that feeling of debt for less innocent reasons. I'm much more scared of people like him picking up people than of people in need of being picked up.
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