hitchhiking
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Hitchhiking is a form of travel where people solicit rides from passing motorists, typically by using a hand gesture or sign to indicate they need transportation. It remains practiced worldwide, with varying waiting times for rides depending on location, as documented by hitchhiking data tracking services.
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- Signaling methods
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- Decline
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[[File:Hitchhiking worldwide 2024.png|thumb|Hitchhiking waiting times worldwide with uncertainties of estimation (2024) - based on data from Hitchmap ]] thumb|A man and woman hitchhiking near Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1936, photograph by [[Walker Evans]] thumb|upright|A man with both a physical gesture and a sign
Hitchhiking (also known as hitch-hiking, hitching, thumbing, and autostop) is a means of transportation that relies on soliciting rides from individuals, usually strangers. Recognized hand gestures, signage, and casual prearrangement, as in a solicitation at a rest stop, are used.