It was a gorgeous day yesterday, so I decided to walk to the supermarket from work during lunch to pick up some bananas. (Hubby & I go through 6-8/day, so supermarket runs 1-2x/week for bananas are normal for us.)
It's about a 12 minute walk, down a very main street w/four lanes of traffic. I'd say it's about 3/4 mile one way.
One of my co-workers saw me as they were driving back to work, and she proceeded to ask me if everything was OK w/my car. I said yeah, and asked why she was asking. That's when she told me she saw me walking down the street.
I smiled and said that it was a good break from work, good exercise, and not that far. (I timed it, I was back at my desk 36 minutes later, and I was wearing 3" heels!) She responded, w/the utmost concern, about how "unsafe" it was to be walking out in the open like that!
I laughed and reminded her that it was broad daylight, a very main road w/tons of cars passing by, and I'm a female, living in TX! (Men are way too chivalrous here, I'm never allowed to open a door or drop something on the floor and have to pick it up myself.)
It's ridiculous that the car culture has made it acceptable for people to associate walking w/risk!