Have you ever been hitchhiking?
Hitchhiking has been around for most of the last century, but I have never been.
Me either. I think it is scary.
It's such a historically common practice around the world that there are not many laws restricting it.
I didn't realize it was so common. I would be scared that the person who picked me up would be a serial killer or something.
Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other vehicle. A ride is usually, but not always, free.
Itinerants have also used hitchhiking as a primary mode of travel for the better part of the last century, and continue to do so today.
Signaling methods.
- Signals used by hitchhikers
Hitchhikers use a variety of signals to indicate they need a ride. Indicators
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