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ILLeana Rivera
New Slug Joined: 11 Apr 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2002 at 10:34pm |
Hi..I am an ex-NYer living in Richmond with a new job in Arlington, 2 blocks from the Rosslyn metro station. The commute is wayyyyyyyyyy too long. I would like to try this slugging...anything to avoid that horrible traffic. How safe is this practice? Seems to go against ingrained training.
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mycroftt
New Slug Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Aah! The reknowned NY distrust of one's fellows. I also wondered about this when I moved here a few years ago. I have found slugging to be very safe. It is not quite so anonymous as you might think either - if you slug at the same time each day you will see the same people each day, both riders and drivers.
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New Slug Joined: 25 Jul 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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You could check with Prince William County, Fairfax, or Arlington County Police Departments (counties with the most slugging activity) and I think you will find that crime is virtually none existent in regards to slugging. By that I mean, there have not been ANY reports of violent crimes. When I did research on slugging a few years ago, safety was one of the things I was interested in. When I contacted the local police departments, they had no reports and I doubt if anything has changed. The only safety issues generally involve a driver who speeds or the occassional rude driver who does not drop off the slug at the agreed upon destination. The worst has been vandalism to cars on the commuter lots. Other than that, slugging is simply a commute into/out of the city.
One thing that probably helps is that there are three (sometimes four) people in a car at any given time. This has a detering effect. In any case, if a car pulls up calling for slugs, and your gut tells you this doesn't feel right, PASS. You are NOT obligated to get into any car! Just wait for the next. |
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