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|language = English (de facto), Spanish widely spoken in southwest and Florida
|capital = [[Washington D.C.|Washington DC]]
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|currency = American Dollar ($)
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'''''For specific information on each state please check the links at the bottom of this page.'''''
[[File:Kasper-hitch-nh.jpg|thumb|250px|[[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org/ site], [[User talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> hitching in New England, taken by [[User:Amylin|amylin]], September 2007]]
'''The United States of America''' as , commonly called '''The U.S.A.''', or simply '''America''' is a country is divided up into consisting of 50 states; for . For the convenience of the common hitchhiker , these states are discussed in detail along with their capitals at the following in their individual pages (see below). The US is bordered by [[Canada]] to the North north and [[Mexico]] to the Southsouth.
Hitching, like everything else in America, varies greatly depending on what type of area and what part of the country you are passing through. In general you can get rides fairly easily if you hitchhike the right way; in fact, often you can find more than just rides, such as offers for free meals, invitations to homes and parties, etc.
The legal status of hitchhiking in the United States is a bit of a difficult topic; laws and their enforcement differ greatly from state to state as does the information available online and in general knowledge. Many people (including police officers) believe hitchhiking is illegal anywhere in the US, sometimes you'll get away with holding a cardboard sign but not with holding out your thumb, and sometimes nobody will hassle you even if you stand right on the interstate. The specific articles on states will give you more information on this topic.__TOC__
In most states it's illegal to hitch from the interstates ([[highway|motorways]]) themselves (even though throughout the West the enforcement of this rule varies), but you can always stand at [[on-ramp]]s (highway entries) like in [[Europe]]; if there is a "No hitchhiking/pedestrians" sign, don't stand or hitch from beyond the sign. In some areas (such as certain towns or municipal areas) hitching is illegal everywhere, however, it is still allowed de facto. The police in a region may interpret laws related to hitchhiking differently, at times forcing a hitchhiker to choose an alternate route by walking or using other means of transportation. In most cases, though, hitchhiking is legal or tolerated as long as you are not on the interstate itself, where it is rightly considered a safety issue. There are also many limited-access highways (i.e. with on-ramps and [[off-ramp]]s) that are not part of the interstate system; these typically prohibit hitchhiking as well (other than at the on-ramp). == Culture ==
ItMany Americans have a limited worldview. (I can say this because I am one.) We think there are two places in the world: America and other places. Don's generally easier t waste your time explaining that "American" is an incorrect demonym. And get used to hitchhike around the West Coastour senseless system of measurement. In [[Oregon]] and [[Montana]], it It's not even prohibited by law to hitchhike right on interstatesa part of our culture.
Relatively quite Despite a few people in large number of immigrants all across the United States country, most Americans are profoundly religious. People who pick you up might inquire still curious about your religion. If you're not religiouspeople from different parts of the world, fascinated by foreign accents, try and eager to deal with it introduce visitors to American culture. Despite an undercurrent of xenophobia and racism in a positive way and accept rural parts of the difference. More often you will be picked up by really cool peoplecountry, and often dropped off exactly at the point Americans tend to have a pragmatic view towards foreigners: Americans might profoundly dislike your country of your destinationorigin, but they will rarely hold that against you as hitchhiker [[User:Guaka|Guaka]]'s experience shows, for example. Detours for hitchhikers are much more common here than in Europe due to cheaper gasan individual.
== Long vsRelative to other Western countries, people in the rural United States are profoundly religious. People who pick you up might inquire about your religion. short distance ==If you're going for speed over a long distance (3+ hours)not religious, then the best bet is try to stay on the interstates (designated by "I-##) instead of local highways. Try to stick to on-ramps that have truck stops, [[rest area|rest stops]] or any other reason for drivers to stop there (restaurants, [[petrol station hitchhiking|gas stations]], etc.) You can also look for rides at the truck stops themselves, but be discreet about deal with it as some in a staff or customers are rather unfriendly to hitchers positive way and will rudely ask you to leave their territory or call accept the police on youdifference. As Despite a rule Love's and Pilot truck stops will be the quickest level of religious intolerance much higher than in Europe, Americans tend to kick you out. Flying J truck stops are generally have a lot more lenient towards hitchhikers. Getting dropped off on a low-traffic exit is the gravest danger when hitching on interstates where the police are unfriendly pragmatic approach to people of unfamiliar religious backgrounds: Americans tend not to standing where judge you're visible to the through traffic on the freeway. It can easily lead to long, long delays. Identify the last truck stop, major intersection (with a non-freeway), or rest area before badly even if they might be suspicious of your driver's destination, and get off there rather than risking getting stuckreligion.
If More often you are only going a few hundred mileswill be picked up by really cool people, you can and often make better time on state or local roads. There are many more places to wait dropped off exactly at, and there is much more potential traffic. Most the point of the traffic on the Interstate system won't be able to notice you while on the on-ramp. Even if you are going long distancesyour destination, if you arenas hitchhiker [[User:Guaka|Guaka]]'t concerned about making good time then getting off the interstates can be a very rewarding s experience. Local highways and smaller roads will grant you a better picture of what local life is like in that areashows, and typically offer a greater variety of drivers and sceneryfor example.
== Police= Cars ===''Driving in the United States is similar to driving in Canada, but very different from driving in Europe. It is not uncommon for Americans to drive more than an hour each way to work, and 77 percent of Americans drive alone to their jobs... Most states allow people to drive unaccompanied once they have reached the age of 16.'' -[https://en.wikipedia.org/Laws wiki/Driving_in_the_United_States Wikipedia: Driving in the United States] There are more than 250 million registered vehicles in the USA, the most of any country. Everyone has a car, and gas is so cheap that people drive everywhere. As a result there are a lot of roads and highways. Sometimes you may need to change your technique to accommodate unfamiliar infrastructure. Sometimes it can be hard to find a place with slow traffic! Although traffic is heavy, hitchhiking is also hard because nobody trusts somebody with no car. (Why don't you have a car? There must be something wrong with you.) It would help to look like a foreigner, but don't go so far as to wave a foreign flag around. Hitchhiking is not as common as in Europe and Latin America, so expect to have to explain yourself, possibly to the police. (See the section on police below). == Transportation system == === Interstates ===[[File:USHHlaws2006-interstate-map.jpgpng|thumb|400pxright|A map of the interstate system in 2006. ]]An 'interstate', also known as an '''expressway''', '''freeway''', or (confusingly) '''highway'''Overview of hitchhiking laws by state, is a large, multilane road that covers vast distances, and passes through major cities. If you aren't planning on going to the countryside, you probably won't need to stray far from the interstate system.<br> Dark Blue  Interstates are designated on maps by "I-..." and have road signs [http: Hitchhiking //hitchwiki.org/en/File:InterstateSign.svg#file like this]. Even-numbered routes run from west to east and are numbered from south to north. For example, [[I-10]] runs across the south from [[L.A.]] to [[Jacksonville, FL]], and I-90 across the North from [[Seattle]] to [[Boston]]. Likewise, odd-numbered expressways start with [[I-5]] along the west coast (Seattle to L.A.) and I-95 along the east coast ([[Maine]] to [[Miami]]).  The main interstates have two or three numbers, as in I-8 or I-76. Offshoots or ring roads will have a preceeding digit, for example, I-295, which runs along I-95.  == Methods for catching rides ==If you're going for speed over a long distance (3+ hours), then the best bet is legal to stay on the shoulder of any road including interstates.<br> Light Blue: Hitchhiking legal Highways are better for shorter or more senic trips.  === Interstates ==='''Thumbing it on on -ramps''' is sometimes the best way to hitchhike the interstates. Standing along the shoulder with a thumb or sign can take a few hours so bring something to read. Try to stick to exits that large towns, truck stops, [[rest area|rest stops]] or any other reason for drivers to stop there (restaurants, [[petrol station hitchhiking|gas stations]], hotels, etc.). Ask a driver to drop you off at on on-ramp with plenty of any road except interstatestraffic.  For this same reason, be prepared to turn down a ride with someone who's "just going to the next exit".<br> Green: Hitchhiking legal while Getting dropped off on a low-traffic exit is the paved surface gravest danger when hitching on interstates. It can easily lead to long, long delays of a car every ten minutes and none of them stopping. Eventually you may give up and stand on the road; highway or walk a few miles to the next exit. Since pedestrians are not allowed along interstates in most states, you are off-limitslikely to be picked up by a state trooper.<br> Orange: Particular laws In the best case, read up your ID will be check and you may will be given a lift to the next exit. See the section on police.  When making '''signs''' in the respective states, it best to use the two-letter state article.<br> Red: Hitchhiking is technically illegal; moreabbreviations, which are universally understood, notable exceptions being OK, HI, and LA. The first two could be confused for words, the last ([[Louisiana]]) could be confused with ([[Los Angeles]]). Additionally:
The only nationwide law (Code of Federal Regulations) that prohibits hitchhiking is 36 CFR 4*"Philly" = [[Philadelphia]]*"D.31 which states that hitchhiking is illegal on any property under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior: National Park ServiceC. This includes but is not limited to National Parks" = [[Washington, National Scenic Byways, and National Recreation AreasD.C.]]*"N.Y.C." = [[New York City]]*"S.F" = [[San Francisco]]*"L. This law is often amended at the discretion of each parkA. Check with " = [[Los Angeles]]*"NOLA" = [[New Orleans]] (not universally understood, but in the park's respective state article for information on which ones allow it.South at least)
Most states have [[laws]] against hitchhiking that are possible to be circumvented. Look to the map pictured on the right which indicates each state's laws. Most ''Asking for rides at rest areas or gas stations''', is often, one of the laws state that the hitchhiker may not "solicit quickest ways to get a very long distance ride" "on , but soliciting and loitering is might be prohibited there and sometimes you will be kicked out before finding a roadway"ride. The word roadway A good way to avoid being kicked out is typically defined in state statute books as "exclusive of to greet everyone entering the building with a friendly smile and give them a shoulder"friendly nod, making these statutes easy then ask them for a ride as they leave the building. This gives them time to circumventbecome comfortable with your presence and prevents them from having the opportunity to complain about your solicitation to the employees.
Even in states where hitchhiking '''Asking for rides at truck stops''' is illegalthe same way. As a rule, Love's, Petro, and TA will be the law is rarely enforcedquickest to kick you out. Pilot/Flying J truck stops and smaller locally owned truck stops are generally a lot more lenient. Wyoming Highway Patrol reports You may even find signs that in 2010 (most recent year with available statistics) they approached 524 hitchhikers but only cited eight prohibit you from soliciting a ride, so caution is necessary like asking instead of showing thema sign to your destination.
=== US/State Highways ===If the police pass you walking are only going a hundred miles or sitting by the side of the road without soliciting in any wayless, they may still stop to check IDs but you are not required to identify yourself except if there is any way that you could have done something unlawful. As a resultcan often make better time on US highways, state highways, the best method is to not use a sign or thumb whenever an oncoming car looks like a police cruisereven local roads.Often, particularly close to major cities, the [[police]] will ask Even if you for photo IDare going long distances, but as long as if you have one with you (such as a passport) there shouldnaren't concerned about making good time, getting off the interstates can be a problemvery rewarding experience. Most of the time they Local highways will be polite when grant you come up cleana better picture of what local life is like in that area, and not too rarely they'll give you typically offer a lift out greater variety of their area drivers and scenery. To hitchhike on these highways, it is best to get rid stand at the edge of town right before the speed limit picks up, even walking on the highways also helps as shoulders most of youthe way are pretty wide. Standing at stop lights outside of towns along these highways is also a great way to catch a ride, even if the speed limit is quite high.
Especially in smaller towns === Urban and in Suburban Short Distance ===If you are hitchhiking within a large metropolitan area and trying to get to another part of the countrysidecity, it is best to stay on the officer stopping interstate on-ramps unless you is likely want to never do a lot of walking. Most larger cities have interstates passing through them and often have seen one or more spur or circumferential interstates surrounding them. These spur and circumferential interstates are designated by a passport beforethree-digit highway number with signs that look just like normal blue interstate signs. If that's your form of IDWhen hitchhiking on these roads, it is best to accept every ride, bear with the delay causedeven if they are only going a mile, help the poor guy out by point out which as each exit you get to is closer to your name destination and your birth date and enjoy you are unlikely to get stranded on any of these ramps due to the confusion and the hilarious misconceptions that ariseamount of traffic.
Tourists who intend An alternate method to cross into the USA by hitchhiking should note that the US immigration department will log that within urban areas is to walk up to cars stuck at red lights and ask them in person if you can have been hitchhiking, should a ride in the direction they discover that you aregoing. This log works best if they already have their window down, but usually people will be visible roll their window down to talk to any guard who subsequently checks your immigration status, you if you decide stand in front of their car trying to leave and enter the USA again, and may make your entry back into the USA more difficult if it is not a hitchhiking friendly state (ie. Arizona, Idaho, Michigan)get their attention.
== Car License Plate ==Another way is to pay a small amount for public transportation to drop you off outside the city(check your map/GPS).
Every state issues its own specific car plates. For exampleYou may also wish to try asking for rides at smaller local gas stations, a car from Alabama will have be specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_plates_of_the_United_States Car license] tagged as such. In some States, the license plate will also show the county of residence. This can be helpful if but you spot a car that might be going in the same direction are unlikely to make as you. It might also be helpful to write down the license plate number in case of foul playmuch progress doing this.
== Food =Getting out of big cities ===You may find yourself in very sprawled out cities like LA or Phoenix, then try your luck on Craigslist! I (http://hitchwiki.org/en/User:Nora) crossed the US and found a few rides on Craiglist, messaging people who offer rides and asking if they would take me for free. Probably works best as a foreigner and a girl, but is worth a try. And maybe you can 'pay' in stories or music!
''' Eat== Police/Laws ==[[File: '''Unitedstateslaws.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Overview of hitchhiking laws by state.<br> Green: Hitchhiking legal while on the shoulder of the road <br> Yellow: Hitchhiking legal while off the traveled portion of the road, stay in the grass to be safe. <br> Red: Hitchhiking is completely illegal.<br> Gray: Specific laws, check the respective state article(s).]]
If you are friendly, people who pick you up will offer to buy you food quite The legal status of hitchhiking in the United States is a lot. Additionally, bit of a lot of people will throw you some bucks difficult topic; laws and their enforcement differ greatly from state to eat. From change up to $100. An anonymous hitchhiker has been given $100 dollars twice, and they have been given $60 dollars several times state as has [[User:Zenit|Zenit]]... If you are looking for monetary gifts, does the key is the right type of answer when they ask, concernedly, what you do to eat - "Naw, we're pretty much all right, we got *some* moneyinformation available online and in general knowledge." Many people (emphasizing including police officers) mistakenly believe hitchhiking is illegal anywhere in the "some" slightly)- if they've asked this question and you answer this way US; sometimes you'll basically always get away with holding a friendly handout - for which cardboard sign but not with holding out your thumb, and sometimes nobody will hassle you should thank them profusely, of courseeven if you stand or walk right on the interstate. :)[[File:ChaelUSwalkingThe specific articles on states will give you more information on this topic.jpg|thumb|350px|[[User:Chael777|Chael]]<small><sup>[http://www.velabas.com/ site]</sup></small> crossing a bridge in Oregon, August 2009]]
For vegetarians and especially for vegans traveling between cities, times can be hard. [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] for one has sustained himself mostly on chips and granola bars for weeks at a time in the Mid West.=== Police ===
Once you open your mind Many police in this country have arrest quotas, not to it, there are actually mention many opportunities for dumpster diving in urban areas. Port cities police (not all!) are especially goodassholes. NoteThat being said, however that dumpster diving you may encounter an officer of the law who is a rather enthusiastic about giving you a hard time. Keep in a similar sort of gray area mind that even foreigners have rights, such as hitchhiking, the right to refuse being searched. For good information about dealing with local legality depending on the particular state's lawspolice, and the prevalent attitudes of local law enforcement officerscheck out https://www.flexyourrights.org/
Grocery stores are prime targets for food (Being in a state which permits hitchhiking does not guarantee that the police will not harass you. Most police don't know the laws and will tell you it is illegal to hitchhike in that state. [[User:trash:Trader Joe'sThewindandrain|Trader Joe'sThewindandrain]] or Starbucks are especially likely argues with cops on a regular basis and refuses to have an unlocked dumpsterstop hitchhiking where it is legal. He has been innocently arrested for this twice, but has remained confident and has lots of organics). Grocery stores cannot sell packaged foods past their expiration date, never been taken to jail even after being cuffed and so throw them away still wrapped in dumpsters behind the storecar and continuing to stand up for his rights.They are usually bluffing right to the very end. If you know the law in that state, don't be afraid to tell the police they are wrong!
Another great place Frequently when confronted with your response, law enforcement officers will react unprofessionally and occasionally aggressively and even in a discriminatory way if you are not their race (sad but true: white people will have an easier time than blacks or latinos). They may curse, call you names, and/or threaten to dive arrest you if they see you hitchhiking again and then leave the scene. This is food distribution centersusually a bluff. They may even cuff you then give you a ride out of their jurisdiction. As Occasionally they supply restaurants, may admit to their food comes in bulk mistake and leave you alone. If you are uncomfortable and they throw out their food sometimes days before feel threatened by the expiration dateofficer, you may request to speak to his/her supervisor. Google Maps can help Supervisors will show up to talk with you turn up locations. ''Check Trashwiki for detailed information on [[:trash:United States of America|dumpster diving in about the United States]]law openly and professionally.''
''' Drink=== National laws ===The only nationwide law (Code of Federal Regulations) that prohibits hitchhiking is 36 CFR 4.31 which states that hitchhiking is illegal on any property under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior: '''It National Park Service. This includes but is often possible not limited to retrieve used cups from the trash at fast food restaurants with "free refill" policies National Parks, National Scenic Byways, and refill themNational Recreation Areas. Otherwise, American water This law is just as free and healthy as any other country often amended to allow hitchhiking at the discretion of each park. Check with the world.park's respective state article for information
== Hitchhiking Books =State and local laws ===Look to the map pictured above which indicates each state's laws. Most often, the laws state that the hitchhiker may not "solicit a ride" "on a roadway". The word roadway is usually defined in state statute books as "exclusive of a shoulder" or "the traveled portion of the highway", making these statutes easy to circumvent.
Rather than a genre In most states it's illegal to hitch from the interstates ([[highway|motorways]]) themselves (though enforcement of its ownthis rule varies), hitchhiking books probably fit better in a genre of alternative travel booksbut you can typically stand at [[on-ramp]]s (highway entries). That being said, with Jack Kerouac’s On The Roadunderstand that the ramps are still technically considered interstate property and are illegal for pedestrians to be on, Bill Bryson’s A Walk although it is almost without exception permitted if you stand in front of the Woods and Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"no pedestrians" sign.
To that list of fun and funny and moving and important booksIn some areas (such as certain towns or municipal areas) hitching is illegal everywhere, however, we should add Colin Flaherty’s Redwood to Deadwoodit is still allowed de facto. In most cases, a 53hitchhiking is legal or tolerated. There are also many limited-access highways (i.e. with on-ramps and [[off-year old dude hitchhikes across Americaramp]]s) that are not part of the interstate system which prohibit pedestrians as well. Again[[California]] is notorious for prohibiting pedestrians on many of its controlled access highways.
Redwood to Deadwood describes Flaherty’s Even in states where hitchhiking trip across Americais illegal, the law is rarely enforced. Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that in 2010, they approached 524 hitchhikers but only cited eight of them (note that hitchhiking is no longer illegal in Wyoming as of 2013!)
"''Before I tucked my thumb If the police pass you walking or sitting by the side of the road without soliciting in for the final timeany way, they may still stop to check IDs, I'd run with wild horses. Visit but you are not required to identify yourself unless there is suspicion that you could have committed a pot farmcrime. Hunt big game. Poach big game. Get by You may wish to hide your thumb or sign when a police helicopter. Get info family feuds. Ride in cop cars. Reconnect with old friends. Make new ones. Get tired and exhilarated. Lost and found. Kicked out and invited in''car is approaching to avoid being hassled."
"I know how Often, particularly close to cook muskratmajor cities, squiirrel and rockchuckthe [[police]] will ask you for photo ID, but as long as you have one with you (such as a passport) there shouldn't be a problem. And oh yeaMost of the time they will be polite when you come up clean, I almost got killedand not too rarely they'll give you a lift out of their area to get rid of you.
Book reviewer Janet Jay said Especially in smaller towns and in the book countryside, the officer stopping you is [“the best likely to never have seen a passport before. If that's your form of ID, bear with the delay caused, help the poor guy out by point out which is your name and your birth date and enjoy the confusion and the hilarious misconceptions that arise. Tourists who intend to cross into the USA by hitchhiking I should note that the US immigration department will log that you have ever read or even heard aboutbeen hitchhiking, should they discover that you are.  My friend heard about it when she was sitting next This log will be visible to a guy on an airplane any guard who was reading itsubsequently checks your immigration status. He was laughing out loud. So she asked about If you decide to leave and enter the USA again, it. He said that was how he heard about may make your entry back into the USA more difficult if it too. So books hitchhike as well as peopleis not a hitchhiker friendly state.”]
== Personal Experiences ==
 
[[File:Unitedstateshitchhiking.jpg|thumb|400px|''Relative Ease of Hitchhiking Each State of America (based on a survey of hitchhikers with 114,000 miles cumulative experience.)''.<br> Green: Easy <br> Yellow: Average <br> Red: Difficult]]
''Haven't hitched extensively there, but where I have, the experiences have been unique. I've hitched Oregon to Mexico along the famous highway 101. I also hitched from Oregon to Chicago on i90 in the dead of winter. Lots of clothes for that one, and a warm place to retreat to at every stop. The most remarkable thing about hitching in the States is that you get picked up by REALLY interesting people. Not all the time. But our beloved weirdos are more common in the US than anywhere else I've hitched. Regardless of what you think about the States, it's easily one of the most interesting places to hitchhike, especially if you LIKE adventure.'' - [[User:Chael777|Chael]]
 ''Have hitchhiked moderately in US, about 9,000 miles(including ferries and train hopping). Its a diverse country so generalizing a state or even a county(as I have been picked up in the most conservative counties) would not be right. I have been picked up by really awesome people(some of them are now my friends), Friendly cops(who offered me water and money) to discriminatory cops(who just wanted to get rid of me), people who turned out to be gay(asked sexual favors), bored people looking for a good conversation(what you have to do is just listen and and ask question to acknowledge that you are listening), people who saw me as a curious and tired foreigner etc. It was a great experience and helped me learn a lot about the culture here. One thing I learned is that if you are having fun then you get picked up easily as compared to when you are not. My personal favorite states are [[Alaska]] and [[Missouri]].'' - [[User:Keep_trying|Tarun]]  ''I hitchhiked over 30200,000 miles in 50 states of the United StatesUS, 19 states of Mexico, and while I have nothing to compare it to other than 8 provinces of Canada, I would say in general that hitchhiking it is easy to hitchhike in all those countries but some of the United States is easy and funmost difficult places are in America. Each state varies greatly in geography and ease of hitchhiking. In the south, for example it is easier to hop freight trains since the hitching is so difficult. My personal favorite states for travelers are [[Colorado]], [[California]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oregon]], and [[West VirginiaArkansas]]. I have hitched alone, and with numbers of other people. Hitchhiking with two people or large equipment like a bicycle or kayak seems to give shortest waits. I would rank hitchhiking as a slightly more risky activity than cycle touring on windy highways with no shoulder. These days I prefer to ride freight trains and motorized bicycles, and I recommend you do the same.'' - [[User:Thewindandrain|Thewindandrain]]   ''I hitchhiked from Panama to the US, intending to go through the whole of the US by hitchhiking with my little brother. I cannot recommend to hitchhike in pairs. It takes _days_ to find rides. We looked like regular guys, did 20k+ miles in more than 10 countries. If you do it, do it alone.'' - Summer '14  ''I crossed the US from Boston to San Francisco the southern way. The north east is tough, prepare for some waits and looks as if you were not worth anyone's attention. Luckily it gets better soon! Texas was the best state for me, lots of rides even from women, and basically no waites. Also California is pretty good to hitchhike, though more tourists. To all girls - it's definitely safe enough in my opinion, though I was asked for sex a few times by people not understanding hitchhiking much. And in general - for me waites for longer than in Europe (when alone I have to hardly wait longer than 10 minutes ever), but still the longest wait during the whole trip were ~2 hours at a bad spot.'' - [[User talkuser:ThewindandrainNora|talkNora]]) 04:42, 28 October 2012 (CET)
== Links ==
* Analyses of hitchhiking in the USA by [[User:Korn|Korn]] on warmroads.de [httphttps://thebplotwarmroads.wordpress.comde/2011en/09/29/6249hitchhiking-in-19-the-usa/- Hitchhiking in the USA.]*  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{http://www.RedwoodtoDeadwoodbook.com]nomadwiki}} 
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