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'''=== North'''/East towards [[Des Moines]] ===
'''=== South'''===
'''=== East'''towards [[Columbia]] ===
'''=== West'''towards [[Topeka]] ===
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:'''Kansas Side'''
:::Johnson County
This excerpt is from the ''Standard Traffic Ordinances of Kansas Cities'' book which all cities in Johnson County (suburbs of Kansas City--including but not limited to Lenexa, Shawnee, Overland Park, Merriam, De Soto, and Olathe) have adopted:
The cops may not always mind, but citizens will call 911 on you at which point the cops will have to tell you to stop hitchhiking.
:::Wyandotte County
Cities in Wyandotte county (central/northwest Kansas City) are '''not''' illegal to hitchhike in. Wyandotte County has a unified government code which states:
:'''Missouri Side'''
On the Missouri side of the city, the cops have better things to do than mess with you for hitchhiking.
The Kansas City, MO law code states:
Sec. 70-787. - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.
Due to the wording of section (b) it may be construed by a cop on a power trip that "soliciting contributions from the occupant of any vehicle" includes soliciting a ride and is considered illegal on a ''Highway''
However, this is unlikely because of the explicit wording in section (a) regarding hitchhiking being illegal on a ''Roadway'' instead.
Another option is to hitch from a truck stop with a trucker.
The intersection of I-35 and Missouri 152 in Liberty, MO is an ideal place to get a long distance ride toward Des Moinesthis way.
[[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]] got a ride from [[Lawrence]] to KC to hitch south on the US 69. Cops pulled over within 10 minutes, told him that hitchhiking is [[laws|illegal]] in the United States of America. Whaa, after 5 weeks hitchhiking the States, now they tell him? Hit the onramp again after they left, they returned, threatened with arrest. Taken to the state line and dumped on a countryside closed road, 5 miles away from anything. Sweet! Thank you, Kansas City!Thus the US 71 south is probably more advisable if you're heading south.
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The ramp to I-70 from Missouri Highway 7 in Blue Springs, MO on the outskirts of the metro area is a good an awesome place to catch a ride to [[Columbia ]] and all points east.
The ramp to I-70 from K-7 highway in Bonner Springs, KS is a good place to catch a ride to [[Topeka ]] and points West including [[Lawrence]]. The on ramp to 70 here is very long and abnormal and the majority of the ramp is turnpike property. Make sure you are standing right off the side of K-7 and don't go walking more than a couple feet onto the "ramp" or the cops will threaten arrestget on your case. Just stand before the giant metal cross-brace sign that goes over the road where you turn off of K-7 to get to 70. In Bonner Springs here hitchhiking is completely legal, although the turnpike authority will try to tell you otherwise and intimidate you into not hitching. Have no fear as they can't do anything to you if you aren't actually on turnpike property.[[User:Thewindandrain|Thewindandrain]] was arrested here for being a pedestrian on turnpike property and let go 20 minutes later with a warning not to hitchhike. He left the turnpike property and continued to hitchhike on the edge of the road before the ramp and they never came back to bother him.
Hitching to [[Lawrence ]] may be easier from K-10 may be easier, but you will have to be out of any city limits or risk being arrested as hitchhiking it is illegal in cities in Johnson County and the police will arrest you thereany city limits outside of Wyandotte county.
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