Hitch-Hiking. Is it safe?
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 05:18
I would love to hitch hike all around the world but with all the horror stories you hear it seems to me that most people would be scared to pick up a hitch hiker.
Have you ever hitch hiked? Have you ever picked up a hitch hiker?
If you have hitch hiked, how far did your ride get you?
Do you have any advice for people planning on hitch hiking?
Basicly i would like to start a general discussion about hitch hiking. Who is with me?
Toby Clark
Toby
I am by no means a veteran hitchhiker. However I do have an opinion ! Crossing the road is considered a dangerous activity by some people, however the risks are actually negligible if you aren't an idiot. Hitchhiking is the same. Use some basic precautions ( I won't even bother to detail them here they are soooo obvious ) and 99.9999% of the time you'll be fine. The problem is that the media are so keen to play into our "horror movie" perceptions that IF anything happens to a hitchhiker it gets front page status.
I say go for it.
Bead