This isn't as cursed as you might think if you know about #Asian culture (when my mum was living in #Malaysia she would telephone me every day, and even if some incident happened in London (80 km away) she'd be worried about it, and also that I was safe on my e-bike (I didn't drive a car then), although its maybe a shame that family members are no longer talking on the phone when they are remote from each other like they used to..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3381r5nnn6o