Hitchhiking

Ticktactoe

Do people still hitchhike??

I ask this because I saw someone the other day standing by the road with the thumb out looking for a lift. Its been a while since I saw someone hitchhiking. Interesting thing was he wasn't attempting to walk at all. Just stood in the one spot, thumbing...

Taking into account the security issue, would you give a lift to someone who hitchhikes??

monkeypants

Depends on the 'get up' of them

Probably not. Not for any security reason, but I know a family back home who've made a good living by "falling" out of people's cars and suing.

chin_grin

Only if said hitchhiker looked like a really hoopy frood. Then I would. Cos I'd know hilarity would ensue.

pickarooney

In theory yes, but I never have room in the car. There are hitchhikers all over the place here, but they're all incrdibly dumb, standing in the worst places imaginable.

Tip: if you want to increase your chances of getting a lift, and reduce your chances of getting sunstroke/pneumonia, go to a petrol station and talk to people. If they get some idea of who they're dealing with, people are much more likely to be inclined to give you a lift as far as the next station. And don't be an arse about asking for a lift, either hassling people or pretending you're not actually looking for a lift are dick moves.

biko

Yeah stand at the exit with a sign with your destination.
That way I don''t have to guess where you're going and I'm going slow anyway.

I've given plenty of lifts to backpackers but also a few people looking for a lift just up the road.

Gummy Panda

Only if it was a girl and she followed the book of the road.

Leeg17

Depends on the 'get up' of them

Ticktactoe wrote: »

Do people still hitchhike??

I ask this because I saw someone the other day standing by the road with the thumb out looking for a lift. Its been a while since I saw someone hitchhiking. Interesting thing was he wasn't attempting to walk at all. Just stood in the one spot, thumbing...

Taking into account the security issue, would you give a lift to someone who hitchhikes??

I like to indicate in towards them, pull in but don't stop, then pull back out again. Love seeing their faces haha

azezil

I pick them up all of the time in my van... front seat is always full though, but plenty of room in the back. Door only opens from the outside, should probably get that looked at. *strokes chin*

biko

Leeg17 wrote: »

I like to indicate in towards them, pull in but don't stop, then pull back out again. Love seeing their faces haha

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Only joking. Ha, you should have seen the look on your face, priceless

easyeason3

Not a hope in Hell would I pick up a hitchhiker.

Most of the ones I see are complete scumbags or raging alcoholics.

Terry

No

Ticktactoe wrote: »

Do people still hitchhike??

Umm...

I ask this because I saw someone the other day standing by the road with the thumb out looking for a lift.

I'm going to have to say yes.

RobbieTheRobber

easyeason3 wrote: »

Not a hope in Hell would I pick up a hitchhiker.

Most of the ones I see are complete scumbags or raging alcoholics.

So what if the hitchhiker was wearing a Pioneer medal and a Tux, would you think about picking them up then?

weiland79

biko wrote: »

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Only joking. Ha, you should have seen the look on your face, priceless

Hey Hey Hey that's abuse of power. Are you a politician by any chance?

easyeason3

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

So what if the hitchhiker was wearing a Pioneer medal and a Tux, would you think about picking them up then?

No. Just pointing out that most of them I see are scum or gone demented from drink.

Even if I did see a 'normal' looking person thumbing a lift I'd stay going.

I have no interest in letting a stranger into a car that I pay for so they can wreck my head with small talk &/ or kill me.

WindSock

I've picked up one the odd time when I was feeling adventurous. I'm usually the type of person that they don't want picking them up though.

Daisy Steiner

I'm usually in the car on me own so don't pick anyone up. Not that I believe they will hurt me but because I have to be responsible for myself and boy would my face be red if they turned out to be pillaging scum.

In saying that, I had a passenger in the car a few months ago, saw a guy hitching and picked him up.

He was very sexy and I really enjoyed his company. He even asked me for my number but alas, I was involved with someone else at the time and had to decline.

Raging now though coz I broke up with that asshole soon after, but never met sexy hitch-hiker again.

Ticktactoe

Depends on the 'get up' of them

I would be thinking more along the lines that they were serial killers and at best wouldn't get out of the car at their requested stop....

So why do people Hitchhike?

Terry, I knew someone would pick up on that. I just wasn't ar$ed to go back and change it after i had posted

Ms. Captain M

I have picked up people on Fleadh Cheoil weekends when i've seen them with boxes, banjo cases etc., don't even need to ask where they're going.

alwaysadub

I saw some just the other day,for the 1st time in ages actually.
I live in quiet a rural place, and there were a couple of backpackers standing literally in the road,not at the side of it, so you had to swerve around them.
I did think about picking them up, till i looked in the rearview mirror,and saw about 5 more of them hiding in the bushes.

Royal Seahawk

Yeah I pick them up. 9 times out of 10 it's just a couple of young lads who are beyond the stage of cycling around but still too young to drive.

Ticktactoe

Depends on the 'get up' of them

alwaysadub wrote: »

I saw some just the other day,for the 1st time in ages actually.
I live in quiet a rural place, and there were a couple of backpackers standing literally in the road,not at the side of it, so you had to swerve around them.
I did think about picking them up, till i looked in the rearview mirror,and saw about 5 more of them hiding in the bushes.

Ive heard thats a common thing! People who are hitchhiking split up into two's or three's. If the first group get picked up they point out their friends when the driver is approaching them i.e pick them up too!

Gummy Panda

WindSock wrote: »

I've picked up one the odd time when I was feeling adventurous. I'm usually the type of person that they don't want picking them up though.

Why? What do you do to them?

kfallon

Picked up a hitchiker the other day....as a thanks he gave me a great guide to the galaxy!!!

IT-Guy

easyeason3 wrote: »

No. Just pointing out that most of them I see are scum or gone demented from drink.

Even if I did see a 'normal' looking person thumbing a lift I'd stay going.

I have no interest in letting a stranger into a car that I pay for so they can wreck my head with small talk &/ or kill me.

Not sure where you're living but I'd say you're a little bit on the paranoid side there! Have picked up a few hitchhikers over the last few months, an Israeli couple, a guy on his way home from work, another guy whose bike had gotten a puncture - dropped him to a bike shop and back again. It's grand when you're not under pressure for time and most of them are quite open and talkative, like myself. Certainly had no fear of impending doom or death by boring small talk!

Jelly2

Daisy Steiner wrote: »

I'm usually in the car on me own so don't pick anyone up. Not that I believe they will hurt me but because I have to be responsible for myself and boy would my face be red if they turned out to be pillaging scum.

In saying that, I had a passenger in the car a few months ago, saw a guy hitching and picked him up.

He was very sexy and I really enjoyed his company. He even asked me for my number but alas, I was involved with someone else at the time and had to decline.

Raging now though coz I broke up with that asshole soon after, but never met sexy hitch-hiker again.

You must be one of the very few women in Ireland who would give a lift to a male stranger while alone in the car.:eek:

RachPie

Depends on the 'get up' of them

I'm afraid I have watched too many horror movies to even consider hitchhiking/picking one up.
I'd just keep imagining the axe they have hidden up the leg of their trousers.

Daisy Steiner

Daisy Steiner wrote: »

I'm usually in the car on me own so don't pick anyone up. Not that I believe they will hurt me but because I have to be responsible for myself and boy would my face be red if they turned out to be pillaging scum.

In saying that, I had a passenger in the car a few months ago, saw a guy hitching and picked him up.

He was very sexy and I really enjoyed his company. He even asked me for my number but alas, I was involved with someone else at the time and had to decline.

Raging now though coz I broke up with that asshole soon after, but never met sexy hitch-hiker again.

Jelly2 wrote: »

You must be one of the very few women in Ireland who would give a lift to a male stranger while alone in the car.:eek:

Read my post again! I said I already had a passenger in the car when I picked up the hitcher.

Ticktactoe

Depends on the 'get up' of them

RachPie wrote: »

I'm afraid I have watched too many horror movies to even consider hitchhiking/picking one up.
I'd just keep imagining the axe they have hidden up the leg of their trousers.

I have to say im the same. It creeps me out just thinking about it. If some said to me 'I'l give you €20,000 if you pick up the next hitchhiker you see' I honestly think i couldn't do it.... and I need €20,000!!

Wazdakka

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Why? What do you do to them?

Nothing that several years of therapy and a colostic remodelling surgeon cant fix....


*Twitch*

caseyann

Depends on the 'get up' of them

Never hitchhiked never will,and never picked up anyone in car and never will.
Unless it is a woman with kids in trouble, scenario may never arise.So i can say no

Kasabian

As I have said the last time a thread of this ilk was posted ..

I do pick up hitchhikers because there was a time my thumb was my only form of transport and it reminds me of the long hours I have spent trying to get somewhere with no funds.

Scuid Mhór

Ticktactoe wrote: »

Do people still hitchhike??

I ask this because I saw someone the other day standing by the road with the thumb out looking for a lift. Its been a while since I saw someone hitchhiking.

'do people still hitchhike?'

'i saw someone hitchhiking the other day.'

do people still hitchike ticktactoe? from your experiences logic ensues the answer is yes.

VinnyTGM

Depends on the 'get up' of them

I've never picked up a hitchhiker, you wouldn't know who/what they are.

limklad

No

Yes, from the very old to the young, from lost tourist to locals. I never had a problem with anyone. They are usually grateful for the lift, especially in the countryside where they freely have a conversation on the journey.

az2wp0sye65487

kfallon wrote: »

Picked up a hitchiker the other day....as a thanks he gave me a great guide to the galaxy!!!

Ahhhhhh.... I see what ya did there!

Jelly2 wrote: »

You must be one of the very few women in Ireland who would give a lift to a male stranger while alone in the car.:eek:

She was probably mad horny at the time!

RachPie wrote: »

I'm afraid I have watched too many horror movies to even consider hitchhiking/picking one up.
I'd just keep imagining the axe they have hidden up the leg of their trousers.

That's not the only thing!

Daisy Steiner

Vera Abundant Holster wrote: »

She was probably mad horny at the time!

Care to explain how me picking up a hitcher while I had another passenger in my car makes me "mad horny"?

smash

There should be an option to say "Depends how hot she is"

Ticktactoe

Depends on the 'get up' of them

Giant Squid wrote: »

'do people still hitchhike?'

'i saw someone hitchhiking the other day.'

do people still hitchike ticktactoe? from your experiences logic ensues the answer is yes.

Logic ensues? Seriously...
I hadn't seen someone hitchhiking in years - putting the question out there and questioning the fact is it safe to hitchhike these days?

fearcruach

Up until a few years ago hitchhiking was the only form of transport available to me.

I would definitely pick up hitchhikers if they didn't look dodgy as I remember waiting for hours for a lift.

mar-z

Daisy Steiner wrote: »

Care to explain how me picking up a hitcher while I had another passenger in my car makes me "mad horny"?

Threesome?

I do agree with your point though.

YFlyer

Daisy Steiner wrote: »

Raging now though coz I broke up with that asshole soon after, but never met sexy hitch-hiker again.

Use 'missed connections' on craigslist.org

Micky Dolenz

I pick up hitch-hikers, when they introduce themselves I just say, Mind if I call you number 18, then I laugh a lot and they usually run off screaming.

Absurdum

I passed a guy with his thumb out on the Adamstown Road in Lucan (THAT'S IN DUBLIN, BOGGERS) last week, the traffic lights went red just behind him so I naturally stopped. He thought I was stopping to give him a lift, the dumbass, started walking briskly to the car. Luckily the lights turned green before he got within touching distance so I floored it and left him in a puff of smoke.

Skinfull

I hitchhiked when I had no other form of transport in Ireland, Germany and in Canada and so far I'm still here. I'll pick up a hitchhiker if its not gonna kill me or them by my stopping at some ridiculous junction or if they don't look like they are gonna kill me
Pay it forward / back and all that. :cool:

Seloth

Depends on the 'get up' of them

Ya my Mum and her friends Hithhiked from the very End of Spain all the way back to Cork.

She warns though of how now days its a very diffrent time,that things were diffrent then and not safe now and tbh I'm not going to try and disbeliver her.

I'm to awkward to hitchhike anyway.

ongarboy

I'm old enough to remember seeing loads of hitchhikers in the 1980s, less so in the 90s, hardly any in the 00s and maybe one a year now.

In college (early 90s) a lot of us used to hitch hike home on the Friday evenings to save the bus fare.
Of course during the celtic tiger era - far more students/people in general had their own cars so I'd say increased wealth in Ireland was a big factor in not seeing more hitchhikers now but also culture of suing made most drivers avoid picking up hitchhikers for fear of false accusations.

fryup

Seloth wrote: »

Ya my Mum and her friends Hithhiked from the very End of Spain all the way back to Cork.

She warns though of how now days its a very diffrent time,that things were diffrent then and not safe now and tbh I'm not going to try and disbeliver her.

they were always dangers when hitching, but these days people are alot more aware of the dangers and are not as naive

The_Drums

I've never hitched long distance, but I've hitched home from about 40km away. I get lots of 'Don't hitch-hike, it's dangerous!' from mates but reverse psychology works too well on me...

The last time I did it I got into a dirty-looking white van with a guy who was a bit hippyish looking... and he was lovely! Such a legend, so friendly, even though when we stopped at a hardware shop on the way and he got out all I could think was 'There he goes, off to buy the drill he's going to use to kill me.'
Apart from that, it was a positive experience!

I'm never the driver, so I usually can't persuade people to pick up hitch-hikers up, but I do try.

squod

No

I'm not a snob or a scardy cat so I pick up when I can.

dubtom

No

Used to do it regularly when I delivered stuff in the sticks,only 10 years ago but there seemed a lot more people hitching even then. One time I stopped beside an old lady to ask directions and she jumped in the car and demanded a lift home,luckily she lived close to where I was going.
Perhaps it's more a country thing,if your going to the next town you might as well give someone a lift. I can't remember the last time I saw a hitcher in Dublin.

Rebelheart

No

Leeg17 wrote: »

I like to indicate in towards them, pull in but don't stop, then pull back out again. Love seeing their faces haha

What an arsehole.