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=== The Low Down ===
The legality of hitchhiking in the state of Nevada is debatable--even if you are not standing in the road or highway. You need to stand either on a sidewalk, or on the shoulder (on the other side of the solid white line, or off of the pavement). Walking on an interstate highway is legal if there are no sidewalks nearby, but only if the pedestrian is walking in a direction facing traffic. That makes it possible to hitchhike, as long as you keep walking the opposite direction! Because the law is open to interpretation by police, it is not recommended to hold your thumb out to cars you suspect to be police or state troopers. They may still arrest you or issue you a citation.
Here are the laws themselves:
==== Las Vegas definition of Roadway [http://library.municode.com/HTML/14787/level3/TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.24NERA_ARTIGE.html#TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.24NERA_ARTIGE_13.24.010DE]====
''13.24.010'' - "Roadway" means that portion of a street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
== Experiences ==
Personal experience: I had had a tough time getting a ride out of the Las Vegas area, strangely, someone driving a delivery truck going to Saint George, Utah stopped me when I was next to a "Do not pick up hitchhikers...prison area" sign and asked me where I was headed. I got a ride. Use your head out there, trust your instincts, pray (it CAN'T hurt) and give it a go!
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