> From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40> > Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 14:41:58 -0700 > > I think the answer is yes, at least temporarily. Exactly. I think how everybody has amensia about the 1918 pandemic and even the annual flu season, people will begin to forget about all the unpleasant situations and communicable diseases acquired by hitchhiking and riding with strangers. > From The New York Times: > > Is the Age of the Road Trip Over Forever? > > Hitchhiking, “bumming” and cross-country drives used to be safe and make us > feel cool. > > https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/opinion/road-trip-travel-coronavirus.html?smid=em-share