Call me really naïve. I’ve stopped at rest areas hundreds of times and can honestly say I’ve never seen any of the deviant behavior in this article.
I fully believe it happens but maybe I’m just too single focused in doing my business and getting back on the road.
It does answer why so many rest areas in the Northeast close at 5pm though
I’ve been to rest stops where the damn pay phone rings when you walk by it. It’s some homo in a froth watching from his car and calling the pay phone number. I presume a gay man on the prowl picks it up and gets directions to the hook up vehicle. I was with a buddy who didn’t get it, he was like “who the hell is calling a rest stop pay phone, should I pick it up?” I told him he would be mighty disappointed in the conversation.
Freegards
If you are a guy, try just lingering in your vehicle for a while. They’ll soon come out of the woodwork.