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Hitching, like everything else in America, varies greatly depending on what type of area and what part of the country you are in. Generally you can find rides fairly easily if you hitchhike the right way; in fact oftentimes you can find more than rides, such as offers for free meals, invitations to homes and parties, etc. Often you´re offered a place to overnite already in the cars. If you can deal with the bikers, they got a bar in every town and as long as they´re your friends, you won´t be left to sleep in snow.In some most states you can even can´t hitch on from the interstates (motorways) themselves, mostly in the west. Unfortunately in most states you can´t but you can always stand on the enter onramp (entry ramp ) like in Europe. In a select few areas (such as certain towns, or the entire state of Pennsylvania) hitching is illegal everywhere, however de facto it is still allowed. The police will never stop you from hitchhiking as long as you are not on the interstate itself, where it is rightly considered a safety issue. If you're going for speed, then the best bet is to stay on the interstates (designated by "I-##) instead of local highways, and to try to stick to onramps that have truckstops, rest stops, or any other reason for drivers to stop there (restaurants, gas stations, etc.) You can also look for rides at the truck stops themselves, but be discreet about it as some truck stops are rather unfriendly to hitchers and tell will rudely ask you to leave if not call the police on you.If you aren't concerned about making good time then getting off the interstates can be a very rewarding experience. Local highways and smaller roads will grant you a better picture of what local life is like in that area, and typically offer a very rude mannergreater variety of drivers. In some town  Oftentimes, particularly close to major cities, the cops harass police will ask you by asking for your passport photo ID, but as long as you have it your passport with you, there shouldn´t shouldn't be any a problem. Some Most of them become rather polite after seeing a foreign passportthe time they will be friendly when you come up clean, some others might ask sometimes even driving you, where such state is (Belgium, Norway, Finlandto a better spot...)?