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When hitchhiking specific health issues can occur, notably:

  • Diesel fumes and other vapors from fuel, especially at gas stations.
  • Dust, in desert areas and alongside many roads.
  • Smoke from the cigarettes your drivers smoke. This is negligible if you smoke yourself of course, though it's also harder to quit smoking when you hitchhike a lot.

It's a good idea to drink a lot of water to compensate.

Also don't overestimate these issues. Truck drivers have to deal with diesel fumes most of the time.

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