And far more enjoyable. I'll forever be thankful that I was born in 1947, and grew up in the 50's when America was still mostly normal, and kids were allowed to be kids.
Out on the highway late one night in Florida. I saw dead alligator on the road. It stretched out close to a full lane of a 4 lane road. So I’ll get to my destination and I ask my nephew (who was a tow truck driver at the time) about whether or not these alligators could damage your vehicle if they were hit. The nephew replied, “they can take out your whole under carriage. They total cars. It’s like running over a log.”