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== Hitchhiking Trivia ==
 
== Hitchhiking Trivia ==
  
I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same.
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I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same. If you are going to hitchhike, taking a picture of your rides' license plates and sending them to someone and taking a picture of your rides' faces and sending that to someone will protect you from most premeditated harm from rides. Always wear your seat belt to protect from accidents. Some estimates claim there is one fatal accident in the United States for every one million miles a person drives. That ratio is probably higher based on the fact that people who pick up hitchhikers may be more prone to risky driving.
  
Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014  [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)
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Outdated map of every road I hitchhiked from 2010 to September 2014  [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)
  
 
accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,200 miles
 
accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,200 miles
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*2013: 23,400 miles
 
*2013: 23,400 miles
 
*2014: 42,900 miles
 
*2014: 42,900 miles
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*2015-2017: 50,000 miles, not measured after 2014
  
Longest single ride: 3,250 miles
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Longest ride: 3,250 miles--Glacier View Alaska to Bakersfield, California
Second longest ride: 2,900 miles
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Second longest ride: 2,900 miles--Flagstaff, Arizona to New York City including various scenic detours.
  
 
Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]]
 
Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]]
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Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8
 
Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8
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States of [[Mexico] hitched in: 19
  
 
Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
 
Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
  
Times picked up by people who explicitly indicated that they were serial killers: 3
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Times picked up by people who claimed to be serial killers: 3
  
Random: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in [[Ohio]]
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Favorite hitchhiked ride: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in [[Ohio]]
  
 
Favorite places: [[New Mexico]], [[Missouri]],[[West Virginia]]
 
Favorite places: [[New Mexico]], [[Missouri]],[[West Virginia]]
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Easiest places to hitchhike in my opinion: [[Hawaii]], [[West Virginia], [[Massachusetts]], [[Newfoundland]]
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Fun fact: One out of every 450 Americans has driven by me while I hitchhiked. Calculated by estimation of (total miles hitchhiked in United States) divided by (average distance of a ride) = (total # of rides), then (total # of rides) multiplied by (average vehicles passing per hour) multiplied by (average wait time in hours before getting a ride) = total number of people who drove by me, then (population of United States) divided by (total # of people who drove by me).
  
 
== Websites ==
 
== Websites ==

Revision as of 21:09, 14 May 2018

Hitchhiking Trivia

I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same. If you are going to hitchhike, taking a picture of your rides' license plates and sending them to someone and taking a picture of your rides' faces and sending that to someone will protect you from most premeditated harm from rides. Always wear your seat belt to protect from accidents. Some estimates claim there is one fatal accident in the United States for every one million miles a person drives. That ratio is probably higher based on the fact that people who pick up hitchhikers may be more prone to risky driving.

Outdated map of every road I hitchhiked from 2010 to September 2014 here (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)

accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,200 miles

  • 2011: 12,000 miles
  • 2012: 31,900 miles
  • 2013: 23,400 miles
  • 2014: 42,900 miles
  • 2015-2017: 50,000 miles, not measured after 2014

Longest ride: 3,250 miles--Glacier View Alaska to Bakersfield, California

Second longest ride: 2,900 miles--Flagstaff, Arizona to New York City including various scenic detours.

Countries hitched in: America, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico

States of America hitched in: 50

Provinces/Territories of Canada hitched in: 8

States of [[Mexico] hitched in: 19

Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4

Times picked up by people who claimed to be serial killers: 3

Favorite hitchhiked ride: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in Ohio

Favorite places: New Mexico, Missouri,West Virginia

Easiest places to hitchhike in my opinion: Hawaii, [[West Virginia], Massachusetts, Newfoundland

Fun fact: One out of every 450 Americans has driven by me while I hitchhiked. Calculated by estimation of (total miles hitchhiked in United States) divided by (average distance of a ride) = (total # of rides), then (total # of rides) multiplied by (average vehicles passing per hour) multiplied by (average wait time in hours before getting a ride) = total number of people who drove by me, then (population of United States) divided by (total # of people who drove by me).

Websites

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Youtube Videos