"Oh gossh, some pirate on a cruiser can extend a time until I get my another precious CAU8 BS with rudely pirating me and I can't just run to fast dock coz he'll waste me in a seconds, gosh gosh gosh Q.Q"
Hello gentlemen. Let's not chaotically throw around complaints.
Situation is very simple from the side look. That was coming anyway, many transports are already having a CAU8 or so mounted which gives them a chance to escape a pirate while they should not escape that easy since Space is Big and Dangerous . However the game mechanics do not allows us to have a 10-100 times bigger space (And even of it could - who would like to fly for hours through one system?). Traders are fling cash pockets and nothing else. Cash is your weapon - hire mercs, place bounties, share the profits with navies so they extends their patrols to the region of your interest.
But hey, It's easier to cry out a river in order to get the good 'ol solo 5k power trading to keep the billions going for nothing.