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Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin
Hi ericr,
When I went to high school in our rural area, I drove my Model A, parked, and walked to a ferry; and then, returned by ferry, got in my unlocked Model A and drove home.
I had no ignition key, no electro-lock, no door key .....only a push-pull toggle switch for the ignition switch.
Expensive farm tractors and implements were parked out of doors, and had no keyed ignition switches either ..... never even heard of a stolen vehicle back then.
FWIW: This "was" the real "America the Beautiful", that we present day rural old folks will never live long enough to see again.
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Well, HL, there is some dispute about the level of petty crime in the old days, at least in some urban areas, but yes, anecdotal evidence is that much of the country was either rural or small-town back then and property was respected.