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'''Vermont''' is a state in [[New England]], named for its "green mountains".
But the cops in Vermont are usually very chill and whoever gets a ticket for hitchhiking has usually done something to piss them off. They actually tend to be very helpful with directions and other knowledge. Another thing about rides in Vermont: be prepared to hear all kinds of local stories. Vermonters are a hardy people, enduring temperature changes approaching 130 degrees within the course of a year. Here you will find rednecks and flatlanders, hicks and hippies alike, most of whom are content to live and let live. Vermont is the most progressive state in the nation, the most tolerant and most ecologically aware, yet people still get up in the morning and milk the cows the same as they have for 200 years. The two major interstates in Vermont are [[I-89 (US)|I-89]] and [[I-91 (US)|I-91]]. Hitchhiking here is restricted to the onramps, as in most US states. I-91 parallels the Connecticut River along the eastern side of the state. It's the main artery for traveling to points North ([[Montreal]], [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec city]]) or South ([[New York City|New York]], [[Springfield]], [[Hartford]]). Most of the exits along the way lead to small towns, which can sometimes make for very little traffic. In fact, aside from [[St. Johnsbury]], [[Brattleboro]] and [[White River Junction]], there really aren't any high-traffic onramps, so don't get stuck in small towns like [[Ascutney]]. I-89 starts in [[St.Albans]], by the [[Quebec]] border and goes southeast to [[Concord]], [[New Hampshire]], passing through the lone city the state capitol of [[Montpelier]], and White River Junction. On the western portion, from the border to Montpelier it's easy to get a ride, but between [[Barre]] and White River Junction there's not a lot of traffic getting on. ==CitiesLaw ==Title 23. Motor Vehicles:23 V.S.A. 1157. Pedestrians soliciting rides, or business.::(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, or to solicit from or sell to an occupant of any vehicle.:23 V.S.A. 4. Definitions::(32) "Roadway" is that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, exclusive of the shoulder. Basically, hitchhiking from the shoulder is legal. == Towns ==
* [[Brattleboro]]
* [[Burlington]]
* [[MontpeilerMiddlebury]]* [[Montpelier]]* [[Putney]]* [[Stowe]]* [[White River Junction]] == Experiences ==''Came through once briefly along the interstate. Rides were easy to get and I got the feeling Vermont has a tolerant outlook towards alternative peoples of all kinds.'' [[User:Thewindandrain|Thewindandrain]] ([[User talk:Thewindandrain|talk]]) 00:45, 2 June 2013 (CEST) == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} {{Template:States USA}}{{IsIn|New England}}
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