Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Yep, and she undoubtedly will.
There are no absolutes in life, but the odds should be in her favor.
If I'm comfortable riding in my home-town, how much worse could someone else's home-town be? Except, not knowing the neighborhoods.
It will depend a bit on the person. But, anybody planning on taking off across country will undoubtedly have some adventuresome spirit which is half of it.
One thing that should give peace of mind would be to regularly upload tracking information to Strava. One may be able to also do it real-time.
Think about the equipment some. Hub Dynamo (night, accessories, etc).