Most of the time. I was hit by a distracted driver last spring when I was biking home from work, and most likely because of this, I’m paranoid. I’m probably the most careful person I know. I absolutely hate crossing traffic, whether I’m traveling by car, foot, or bike. I only cross the street in a crosswalk and after both directions of traffic have stopped. I know it’s frustrating to drivers, but I have no faith in other human beings. I’ve gotten hit once and had about 7 or 8 (I’m losing track) close calls in the last year and a half, where I’ve jumped out of the way or the car has stopped inches away from me. One of these days I’m going to get a license plate number. One time a cop saw the whole thing and pulled him over… Now that was nice.
Of course, that’s physical vulnerability… Emotionally, I tend to be the same way (not trusting other humans), but there’s one special guy for whom I’m putting myself on the line, completely vulnerable, and I don’t care one bit. He’s a special guy. But generally, I’m very careful and I only open up to really special people.