I have garage that opens to a fairly busy residential street but I mostly access it from an entry door in my back yard. I only open that door about 10 times a year now and just to get the gto out.
I found out real quick after moving here 10 years ago that everyone who drives or walks by looks to see whats in there. For the first year I didn't mind because I liked talking to the people and letting them look at my collection. Then I started having a recurring dream where I opened that rear entry door and there was nothing left in the garage but leaves blowing around on the floor. The garage door was open to the street and ALL my stuff was gone. After waking up at 3am several times to make sure I shut the door I decided to disable the garage door opener and installed locks on it.
Now only people I know get to see whats in there.
And my Springfield XD9 doesn't have a safety either...it's always ready to go!
Paranoia will destroy ya!