unicate wrote:
Did you just pick people at random on the street that you assumed needed
rides?

"Grumman-581" wrote:
In Houston, it is fairly common for people to drive by the
Park-and-Ride locations and offer rides to people waiting
on the bus so that they can take the HOV lane instead of
being stuck in one of the 12 lane parking lots that
we call "expressways"...

I know, and *most* of those rides end up safely. Still, would you
suggest that practice--offering/accepting rides to/from a person they've
never seen before at the bus stop--to your son/daughter/spouse?

Everyone has their own risk tolerance level. I was merely pointing out
what I perceive as a double standard: despite what many of us accept
about the dangers of getting into a car with a stranger, some don't seem
to think twice about getting into an airplane with one, pilot or
passenger. To clarify, I was talking specifically about a random person
on the field, not about going to a flight school and signing up for a
Discovery Flight or to events where rides are being offered.