[__MatrixMan__]

It's definitely a case where being the change you want to see requires an uncommon risk tolerance.

After a while of doing it you realize that the risks aren't the ones you initially thought they were. I've stopped thinking "my life is in your hands stranger" every time someone passes me too closely. But I'm still hyper vigilant about the ones that pull out in front of me, presumably they tuned me out as noise because I present a relatively small image at that angle.

I take longer routes to avoid the risky spots, which is an option I'm lucky to have, and I feel relatively safe.

I'm not trying to encourage you to take my path, just giving some anecdata of what it's like.