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== Alone or with other(s) ==
Hitchhiking is considered to be fastest for a solo female hitchhiker, but it supposedly is a bit riskier as well. A guy hitchhiking alone, a woman and a man together and If you're two women, you can travel fast as well. Keep in mind that truck drivers often only have one "official" extra seat. Two males hitchhiking together is certainly slower on averageBy preference take one bag instead of two. More If you're more than two hitchhikers often requires much more patience and it would often be a good idea to split into several groups. If you hitchhike with more than one person, keeping an eye on how much luggage you take with you becomes more important. One big backpack is to be preferred then over two.
[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] (male) has a 5% faster "waiting time / ride distance" ratio for hitchhiking with one female companion compared to hitchhiking alone, and 75% longer "waiting time / ride distance" ratio for hitchhiking with a male companion (derived from data collected from 1,641 rides, of which 1,299 alone, 189 with female companion and 132 with male companion). His data for other combinations (more than two hitchhikers) are not reliable, due to lack of statistical significance (only 21 registered rides).