I think you're right. I am a mother and my daughter thinks I'm crazy. I wouldn't let her go to NYC on a school trip last fall during one of the alerts. She has not let me forget there was no incident... I keep telling her to be thankful. Although these days, I'm not sure I would want to crawl into a cab either without knowing something about the person driving it!
Stay safe, New Yorkers and D.C.ites!
BTW: Clemenza's mom is VERY concerned about her son living in what is probably the number one terrorist target in the country.