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(4)Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the operator or occupant of any vehicle without the written permission of the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee.
 
(4)Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the operator or occupant of any vehicle without the written permission of the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee.
 
   
 
   
Massachusetts does not appear to have a legal definition of roadway in their laws. It could be reasonably assumed that if you are on the grass and not on the paved portion of a road that you are within the bounds of the law. However, because of the lack of a legal definition of roadway in this context, it is advisable to avoid confrontations with police of troopers.
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Massachusetts does not appear to have a legal definition of roadway in their laws. It could be reasonably assumed that if you are on the grass and not on the paved portion of a road that you are within the bounds of the law. However, because of the lack of a legal definition of roadway in this context, it is advisable to avoid confrontations with police or troopers.
  
 
General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 81A the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System. - Section 1 Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; constitution as public instrumentality
 
General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 81A the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System. - Section 1 Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; constitution as public instrumentality

Revision as of 15:34, 16 May 2012

Massachusetts is a state in the northeast of the United States of America. You can cross the state quickly on the I-95, if you avoid Springfield.

Law

700 CMR 5.301: Pedestrian Rules (4)Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the operator or occupant of any vehicle without the written permission of the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee.

Massachusetts does not appear to have a legal definition of roadway in their laws. It could be reasonably assumed that if you are on the grass and not on the paved portion of a road that you are within the bounds of the law. However, because of the lack of a legal definition of roadway in this context, it is advisable to avoid confrontations with police or troopers.

General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 81A the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System. - Section 1 Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; constitution as public instrumentality "...Whoever, for the purpose of soliciting a ride on the turnpike or the metropolitan highway system, displays a sign, signals a moving vehicle, causes the stopping of a vehicle or stands on property of the authority in view of a ramp or roadway of the turnpike may be arrested without a warrant and shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars..."

Basically stay off of the interstate.

Experiences

I actually hitched a ride inside boston itself. Actually we were in Waterville, or some suburb right next to downtown. It was just a joke we had as we were waiting for the bus, why not hitch a ride back to downtown. Imagine our surprise! The people who stopped were Puerto Rican, no English, but my friend was Mexican. I would imagine however that the Boston area is quite bad for hitching.

Cities


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