We just got back from a cross country trip, and we stayed in some very nice rest stops. Never felt like we were in danger. I will tell you this, if you are in I40 heading west and think about a rest stop in Arkansas.... forget it. Most are closed due to remodeling... according to the signs... Ohio has nice rest stops. Funny thing I saw in a Ohio rest stop was a 40 ft diesel pusher class A with all 4 slides out, the generator running, the satellite dish up and the front steps out.... we never put the slide out! We run the generator for the microwave if needed and shut it down. We are there only to eat and sleep... not to camp