Motorist vs. hitchhikers; who is more afraid of whom?

Who is more afraid of whom when it comes to the hitchhiker and the person with the ride? It seems both are fearful of the other because they believe the other to be in on doing them harm. They say don’t hitchhike, because you could end up with a Ted Bundy or that Ridgeway guy, they will get you in the car drive you off somewhere and you will be robbed and or killed; raped before being killed if you are a woman. In reality there is a greater chance that the person is a soccer mom on the way to a quilting convention or some guy driving home from vacation or to work. They say don’t pick up any one because if you stop the car others will jump out of the bushes to steal your car or rob you. The person who you pick up could be running from the law, they can slit your throat, they are nameless drifters who will never get caught, etc. It might be more likely that the hitchhiker would be the one to commit a crime because they don’t have ties, are not stable (home wise), etc. However, they could have just been a person who car broke down and they were out of cell range, dead battery, or have no phone. They might even be (and I have seen this before) some gal dumped off in nowhere because she would not get felt up or put out in the back seat. Which is more scared of the other, the motorist or the hitchhiker?