I would bring it . I live in the Bryan/College Station area and ride almost everyday and I haven't really any close calls just a few but idiots are everywhere but overall I'd say its not to bad around here because of all the students that ride and just riders in general i think most people are...
I haven't found a place that has a kit for this but I would like to see it done on our bikes I don't think that most people with stretched bikes do it for anything more than looks it all about what you like