Live alone other than doggie, other than the commute I do not often ride alone.

Standard precautions: wear road id. carry cell phone, keep it charged, vary route, road id has numbers of "Maes friends", they have my families numbers.

Kids don't try this at home:
Non standard precaution: I have a second degree black belt in Aikido, I carry a small (very small, minute, tiny) knife. If my gut is telling me to leave...it will be in the back of my left glove.

Highly reccomend listening to your gut, if you feel it's unsafe...you're probably right. Leave. Other than that have fun out there, if we stop~they win.