Back in the late '40s, on a spur of the moment, my buddy and I rode our bikes from Patchogue, L.I. all the way across to Port Jefferson - about 30 miles round trip. Folks didn't know about it until we got back. Even then, they - or the authorities - were upset.
Back then if a someone attempted to abduct a kid the bystanders would beat their ass instead of pull out their phones and video it.