I am glad that you have had not issues. But as a woman, we have to think about our safety much more then men do sadly. So no, I would never FEEL safe with just some vinyl and a zipper between me and anybody else. I also don't feel safe walking to my car in a parking garage when there are not many people around, or walking down the street when it is dark. Men have the luxury of not even thinking about their safety like woman have to. Even when the chances are low, it is still on your mind.
I beg to differ with the bolded part. I don't "worry" about my safety as much as I stayed "prepared" for the time when my safety becomes in jeopardy.
I train 4-6 days a week, keep my head on a swivel when I am out and about, and will be armed with multiple weapons at all times.
My DW? Exactly the same. Training, preparation and mindset goes a long way to discourage those "feelings" of not being safe.
I'll give you an example -
On our recent trip to WDW we stopped in St Augustine to check out the beach. It was after dark and there was NO ONE around.
We parked in the pier parking lot and went to walk on the beach. I noticed a young man walking from the street towards us. He was walking, as I put it, with purpose. "With purpose" means he is going from point A to point B, and going hard at it. This always throws up a red flag for me and so the DW and I kept an eye on him.
My wife said "you have your weapon, yes" to which I replied "you know it". She said let's go out on the beach then!
Being prepared (and not scared) changes everything. You have to live, not be forced out of living.
The young man continued halfway to the water, looked under the pier, and then turned around and walked straight back to the street. I have no idea what he was doing, and it looked very suspicious, but he didn't bother us, and that's what counts.