Somewhat related but an old housemate moved to Texas and got yelled at by drivers for walking at the side of the road (or on grass verges) and told to get a car.
I got stopped by the police in California for doing the same thing. 'Nice day for a walk sir//What are you doing?//Walking where?//Do you have a place of permanent residence//Just going for a walk huh... stay out of trouble sir. This was on a very quiet country road about 20 miles from the town, at about 10 in the morning, not in some dark dingy industrial neighbourhood at midnight in downtown LA.
Anyway, some parts of the US are more bike-friendly than others; I don't think any of those places are in the south, though. It sounds like a really amazing thing to do, even if you do end up having to drive/get driven - so best of luck with it.
I got stopped by the police in California for doing the same thing. 'Nice day for a walk sir//What are you doing?//Walking where?//Do you have a place of permanent residence//Just going for a walk huh... stay out of trouble sir. This was on a very quiet country road about 20 miles from the town, at about 10 in the morning, not in some dark dingy industrial neighbourhood at midnight in downtown LA.
Anyway, some parts of the US are more bike-friendly than others; I don't think any of those places are in the south, though. It sounds like a really amazing thing to do, even if you do end up having to drive/get driven - so best of luck with it.