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People in cars do sometimes shout nonsense as they pass pedestrians, but that's just noise. Never respond to it, never think about it, never let it bother you. It's the same as leaf-litter. You walk through it, you don't let it even impact your stride. Purge from your memory as it happens like so much ballast.

Now for police, that can vary a LOT depending on where you live and what your skin color is, but there aren't many places where people just can't walk around for fear of police intervention, because at least in America, despite all the media horror and fear, there are millions and millions of people walking their dogs, walking to the store, picking up their kids at the bus stop, carrying groceries, exercising, and so on. The chances of having a serious encounter with law-enforcement isn't zero, but it's probably significantly lower than the chances of developing type-2 diabetes from not going out and exercising.