Are you scared to give strangers a ride?

That's true! But we have to think of our safety first nowadays... There are just a lot of people who appear to be good persons but have bad motives.

There are many times we see people walking along the road and I truly want to stop and give them a lift. However, my hubby says no way. You can't trust anyone anymore and we are not stopping. Its a shame that this is what the world as become. Back in the day you were able to pick up people without a care in the world. Its so sad what we as a society have become.

I will usually stop and give a lift, it may be scary but we must remember the parable of the good Samaritan all the best, urban

Your worry is necessary.But i know that there are indeed some people who just wanna go and find a ride for their travel and it's a new way to spend less money for the trip.I will try to tell and then give some people the ride cuz it's nice to see people's smile.

That is true, I have often felt the same way. It could be very dangerous to do that especially now a days... My husband gives people rides all the time but he feels that he can protect himself if anything bad happens.

Truly, you are right. There had been a lot of news of different crimes and trust for people had been continually dropping year after year. It is not really easy to offer a ride to strangers especially during the night. I just admire the kind heart you have and your desire to be of help. I know you really care. I think the best way is to choose to whom to offer a free ride - with people we know and acquainted with.

I wouldn't encourage anyone, man or woman to give a lift to a stranger in today's society, it's far too dangerous, you never know what they'll do, it's just not worth the chance, you may feel like playing the good samaritan but unless you are a mind reader how do you know what their true motives are. Some of course will be grateful for the ride and will be the genuine ones, but how can you tell just by looking at them if they are going to be genuine. Equally so for the stranger, how do they know the person who has stopped for them is also genuine?

Well, in the areas where we live in, giving strangers a ride is a kind of no-no. Some incidents have happened in some areas where people either took or gave ride(s) to strangers, and were murdered, or looted. It is highly unsafe, and unadvisable.

Last year during the music festival I was driving from my island to the neighbour island. It was quite late I met two men who told me that they had missed the last bus and they asked me to give them a ride to the neighbour island. I said no because I didn't know them and I didn't feel that it was safe to invite two strangers into my car. My intuition told me that they were harmless and just wanted to get back to their home, and I wanted to help them, but I chose to say no anyway because I was worried about my safety. Unfortunately there have been cases where people have been robbed or even killed when they have offered strangers a ride.

Definitely. I am also scared of doing so no matter how I want to help others. I don't want to risk my life or my kids life either. Sometimes it is better to keep safe and trust our intuition than regretting after.

With all the roberries and murders taking placeI wuold,nt dare to give a lift to anyone .Better safe than sorry .

Hey Dominique25, Thank you for this comment. I think that this is so true every thing that you said is so very true. I feel that due to the times we live in it' is hard to try and not be scared of giving strangers a ride, I say it's better safe then sorry, Because to many bad things are going on today, and I don't want to chance it.

At the present crimes and thefts going you cannot trust anyone. I often avoid giving ride to men, but many times i have given a lift to old ladies or aunties.Also we have to be careful , in the process of helping them we shouldn't become a prey

You should be scared to give strangers a ride. We leave in danger time.

Giving strangers a ride really doesn't apply very well here in our country. Both parties wouldn't really want to engage in such things. The person with the car might think that the person who wants a ride might hurt him and vice versa. The times we are living in are crazy and we should always think twice in every situation.

Ideally we should never even ask this question and offer a ride to people walking down the street. But, as you mentioned, given the time we are living in, we simply cannot trust someone like that. I've made a rule for myself, never to give a ride to a stranger. I know a lot of people would be suffering for no fault of theirs because of my decision but then, my safety is important to me and I cannot take a chance.

Well first of all I have admit that give strangers a ride is really good kind-hearted,but I don't think it is a good choice especially if it happen at night,because it is so easy to do some crime,so in order to protect yourself,pls don't offer strangers a ride easily.

It is so sad to think about it, there are lots of people who are really good and able to give help to others who are in need but now a days it is not easy to trust somebody instantly. We need to be careful for our own sake.

be careful, dont give a ride to someone you dont know.because a lot of robbery with a pattern of asking a ride. in my country alot of cases tht hit the car drivers but almost of the case are robbers pretending to ask for a ride.

Movies and television gives mixed reviews for us. Sometimes it shows the stranger on the road as a kind person with a fun and exciting life that could change your life with their stories. Sometimes it shows the stranger as a cold-hearted murderer. Our world is cruel. All the horrific stories that we hear on the news nowadays makes me more cautious. I wouldn't give them a ride regardless. I don't want to put my life at risk by allowing a stranger to be locked in a car with me alone.