Tips for hitchhiking. Tips for hitchhiking This article is a travel topic Hitchhiking is one of the cheapest ways of traveling. By tradition, hitchhiking is defined as soliciting a ride by standing at the edge of a road, facing traffic, with one's thumb extended/upwards. You can meet a lot of people and make lots of friends. You can also become very frustrated, or encounter danger on the way; today's drivers are more fearful of picking up hitchhikers than in the past. But it's also a great feeling to get a ride after you've been waiting for a long time. People who do pick up hitchhikers tend to be very friendly. Hitchhiking in itself is rarely illegal, but there are often rules about where you can do it (e.g. not on highways, near intersections, at bus stops), so read up on the rules first to avoid getting booked for "trespassing" or "obstructing traffic".
There is a Hitchhiking Wiki, which has quite a lot of useful information. Before[edit] Be prepared to walk all day. Getting a ride[edit] Location[edit] «Practice of Free Travels or Free Travels in Practice», (In English) © ANTON KROTOV, Moscow, AFT. Hitchhiking is a free travelling with the help of passing cars. There are two wrong opinions about hitchhiking. One of them states: "nowadays no one will take you for free" (or: "for free!? That▓s impossible! "). The other wrong opinion states that "to stop a necessary car is a pure accident ", "it▓s impossible to foretell when you get to the place" etc. Luckily, these opinions are disproved by the experience of great number of hitchhikers (including my own experience). Moreover, if you learn how to hitchhike in Russia, you▓ll be able to do it in Commonwealth of Independent States, countries of Eurasia and Africa and in the whole world.
Like any other activity you can hitchhike professionally or do it from time to timeБ just when you need it. There are several schools of hitchhiking in Russia. For many years Aleksey Vorov teaches people how to hitchhike in a sport manner. The author of this book has learned a lot through communication with Aleksey Vorov and his followers. Placards. Main Page. Female Hitchhikers. Hitchhiker's Road Guides: USA Hitchhiking Laws | digihitch.com.