No one seems to have brought up the point that no matter whether you carry "hot" or empty, you should KEEP YOU FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT!!! ALSO, practice pointing the rifle in a safe direction at all times when you're carrying it. It only takes a little practice and then the safety becomes somewhat redundant.
One year, in deer camp, one Rambo was waving his rifle around and someone told him not to point it at him. "Oh, it's okay. I've got the safety on." He was taken to school in short order and not invited back next year.
