Hitchwiki:Hitchability old

Everyone is welcome to add his idea about this stuff, also would be great if you add your personal opinion about rated countries. Here is also the Hitchability extended on a worldmap. For further discussions and the data of the ratings check below and feel free to add you experiences!! 

Currently there are some info-boxes on the country articles too, for example at Bulgaria or the Netherlands. For having a quick view how the country is rated for hitchhiking, there is a point called Hitchability and a thumb next to it. Here's the legend of the thumbs:

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For adding a rating, just add this text to the infobox:

 |hitch = Good 

if you want to rate it good. Possible ratings are

Discussion

 * There is the idea that we add some sort of voting system to the wiki, because this rating is quite subjective from the view of the author, and for him a country can be seen as senseless while other people hitched there a dozen times easily.
 * That could be something similar to the ratings system on digihitch.
 * Found two extensions here, maybe useful? Did someone knows better solutions? 1, 2


 * Maybe we can discuss possible ratings for countries on this page, and the more people add their opinion, we can come to a conclusion for countries.


 * A solution could be to improve the categorisation by defining countries between a 'gap' such as: Good to Average. Another one could be to eliminate the general use of the extremes.Maplefanta 01:15, 23 December 2007 (CET)


 * Jep, such as "good to average" sounds good, but for me it is a bit a spongy statement. Maybe a rating system might be perfect. Everyone give a number (from 1=bad to 5=fantastic) and then the average shows you best what people think. This is not solved yet and so we try to find this average here via this article ;-) platschi site, wikitalk 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)

Different (world) regions, different measures
Hi all, I just wanted/added to add some countries of Africa and the Middle East and I found it difficult to put it into our system of rating. To which standards to compare? Compared to Germany (where I wait 10 minutes and get a ride of 200+ km), most other countries would look bad... but still, in comparison to other countries in this region, culture and available public transport alternatives in the country itself are big differences... --Alex 11:30, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess a further differentiation might be to try to judge on the basis of a local (who is also speaking the local language). I guess this is different to what a foreigner might experience. --Alex 12:33, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Ireland

 * So much better than any country I've tried. --MrTweek site, wikitalk 18:22, 24 December 2007 (CET)
 * So I guess it earns a :-) platschi site, wikitalk 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)

Austria

 * Good - quarim

Belgium

 * Good to - might be ok.

France

 * Good ?
 * I would say it really depends where you are hitchhiking, in mountainous areas such as the alps it's really easy to get a lift, but in the south-east (Nice-Marseille...) it's quite difficult cause there is a kind of paranoia about hitchhiking, probably because of the higher rates of criminality in this area. Anyway if you go hitchhike on the motorhway you can do as much as 800 km in a day.--Kimdime69 10:41, 17 August 2008 (CEST)
 * less than in Germany, but still a Good quarim
 * Just Good

Germany

 * Good I think Germany is good for hitchhiking, easily to hitch the whole country east-west of north-south in one day, but still some areas where hitching is more difficult. so no very good from me. platschi site, wikitalk 14:45, 16 December 2007 (CET)
 * I hate hitchhiking in Germany. There is often a lot of traffic, so you don't wait long for rides, but you wait impossibly long in cars.  Also, the weather is less than ideal, most of the time.  Germany is often chilly and rainy, even in summer!  However, when you consider the cost of the average German train ticket, I suppose hitchhiking really is the only way to go. Sometimes, you'll get lucky when hitchhiking at night in Germany, because there is less traffic and rides can go fast, but often, there are also more drunk drivers on the roads at night.  On the whole, the myth that "Most Germans speak good English" is total rubbish, as every time I hitchhike through, less than 30% of my rides speak _any_ English at all.  Amylin
 * Good I love hitchhiking in Germany. There is a lot of traffic and always someone going your way.  Cars tend to go really fast so you can go faster than public transport.  The country also offers a great opportunity to learn German ;) guaka site, wikitalk 23:25, 2 June 2008 (CEST)
 * as you can go really fast and there are roads everywhere, I would say it is a quarim
 * I would like to see ratings for Germany per Bundesland and not as a whole. The abundance of neo-nazi youth at Raststättes in some of the eastern Bundesländer have on occasion made my hitchhiking experience less pleasant than it ought to be, and my experience in general is that people in the east, as well as in Bayern are less likely to pick one up. 70-80% of the rides I've had east of Hannover-Hamburg were with Polish truck drivers. I'd say to  depending on the region. clint.hotvedt 13:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Netherlands

 * Good Also good as far as I experienced. Not Very Good because people sometimes behave like assholes, showing the middle finger or pushing the horn when they see you. Never experienced that in for example Bulgaria or Germany. platschi site, wikitalk 15:21, 16 December 2007 (CET)
 * to Yes, people pick you up, yes, the police aren't complete obnoxious arseholes, but still I wish to not go any higher than "average" as a hitchability rating. Why? Well, the country is fairly small, extremely populated, and has a network of motorways so extensive that it resembles an urban conglomeration more than a country. To hitch fast through the Netherlands, extensive knowledge of the country's topography is much more a factor than luck. Many people drive no more than 20-50 kilometres (that's the average distance between cities of 100,000+, and even in a country 350 by 250 kilometres that's not much..) I've noticed that most people rating the Netherlands highly are quite seasoned hitchhikers, but a foreign newbie without much experience might have a nightmarish time here. In light of this also being a resource for that group, I think we should adjust the rating accordingly, possibly with a disclaimer that says that the rating is  to Good for people who are familiar with the Dutch geography. Then I'm not even talking about the arseholes who give one-finger salutes while driving by, they're mostly harmless anyway. clint.hotvedt 16:27, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Good

Bulgaria, Romania

 * Great country for hitchhiking and friendly people. For that also a lot of hitchhikers there. platschi site, wikitalk 15:21, 16 December 2007 (CET)
 * Also for Romania, I guess. Even someone's 80+ grandma' is hitching out there. platschi site, wikitalk 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)

Moldova

 * Is there any better than very good ? excellent ?

Poland

 * Poland only ? (medium) on the map? I find Poland one of the easiest countries to hitch in, a good proportion of lorry drivers pick you up, and will often go out of their way to help you get further, police doesn't give you too much grief, and lunatics seems to be even rarer than in most countries. If it wasn't for the lack of fast north-south infrastructure (Szczecin-Kraków can easily take 24+ hours, and is usually faster through Berlin), I'd give Poland, but a Good rating would definitely be deserved there. clint.hotvedt 13:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Croatia

 * I love hitchhiking in Croatia, but lifts used to be short - so: Good quarim

Italy

 * ?? or ?? quarim 07:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Macedonia

 * to Very nice country but hitchhiking is a bit difficult. quarim
 * I hitched through Macedonia 2 times and found it OK to hitch. Sometimes you have to wait long, but often it is do to the fact that there is hardly any traffic between the cities.

Serbia

 * I cannot agree with Serbia being a good country for hitching. I traveled slowly through Serbia once, and hitchhiked straight through twice, and never found it easy. I usually waited for more than 30 Minutes. to

Turkey
Amazingly easy and you almost always get a free meal or tea. You can even hitch directly on the highway and get picked up in no time.
 * why is there a hard on the map, I never hitched Turkey but all I read is a quarim
 * sure, even for Turkish hitchhikers it's easy out there. ! --Platschi 15:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

United States

 * Might be better to add a specific rating for each state? platschi site, wikitalk 14:45, 16 December 2007 (CET)
 * That is an absolute, it could even be extend to the regions in most countries. Maplefanta 01:17, 23 December 2007 (CET)

Costa Rica

 * Small distance rides are very common on the coast. Long distance hitchhiking works but you ve got to wait some time. Fabzgy 18:56, 29 December 2007 (CET)

Afghanistan, Iraq

 * - Guess everyone agrees with that.
 * At least form some areas in Iraq, I heard something else. --MrTweek site, wikitalk 18:22, 24 December 2007 (CET)
 * Well I guess your body member can travel easily in different area of Iraq, your head goes somewhere and thumb somewhere else... I'm pretty sure that is a plain Maplefanta 21:35, 24 December 2007 (CET)
 * Jep, I guess you mean what Iris told us this September. But according to the Iraq article, situation changed in the North through the Turkey-PKK conflict, and I guess currently it would be more wise to give it a senseless at the moment. Hopefully we can change this status in the future to a more positive way. platschi site, wikitalk 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)

Iran

 * Iran is OK. The biggest problem are the taxis, who always stop and ask for money.

Japan

 * Very easy, but I was always hitching with a sign written in Kanji, and nearly none of the drivers I met spoke any English whatsoever. Not sure how many people would stop for a Westerner holding a sign with Latin letters, but judging from the amazing friendliness that I witnessed, they would. So, I give a but mind the language point! gutuater

Pakistan

 * In most places it is very easy to hitch. In some areas though, the police will not let you. Good

Morocco

 * Good, according to article and what people said. platschi site, wikitalk 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)

Hitchability Map

 * Country 		Ease 	Code	Color	 Statement based on
 * Argentina	medium 	ar	c2	Wikitravel
 * Australia	medium 	au	c2	Wikitravel
 * Austria	medium 	at	c2	Wikitravel
 * Belgium	easy 	be	countries	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Bhutan	easy 	bt	countries	Wikitravel
 * Bolivia	medium 	bo	c2	Wikitravel
 * Brazil	medium 	br	c2	Wikitravel
 * Bulgaria	medium 	bg	c2	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Canada	easy 	ca	countries	Wikitravel
 * Chile	easy 	cl	countries	definitely easy --MrTweek 11:59, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Costa Rica	medium 	cr	c2	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Croatia	easy 	ht	countries	Wikitravel
 * Czech Republic	medium 	cz	c2	Wikitravel
 * Denmark	easy to medium 	dk	countries	Wikitravel
 * Estonia	easy 	ee	countries	Wikitravel
 * Ethiopia	medium 	et	c2	Sometimes good, sometimes bad... --alex
 * Finland	medium 	fi	c2	Wikitravel
 * France	medium 	fr	c2	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Germany	easy /medium 	de	countries	Wikitravel
 * Greece	medium 	gr	c2	Wikitravel
 * Hong Kong	very hard 	hk	c3	Wikitravel
 * Hungary	easy 	hu	countries	Wikitravel
 * Iceland	medium 	is	c2	Wikitravel
 * India	medium 	in	c2	Wikitravel
 * Indonesia	medium to hard 	id	c2	Wikitravel
 * Iran 	easy	ir	countries	I would say it is easy. --alex
 * Iran	easy 	ir		Wikitravel
 * Ireland	medium 	ie	countries	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Israel	medium 	il	c2	Wikitravel
 * Italy	hard 	it	c3	Wikitravel
 * Japan	easy 	jp	countries	Wikitravel
 * Jordan	easy 	jo	countries	Wikitravel
 * Kenya	medium 	ke	c2	Sometimes good, sometimes bad... --alex
 * Latvia	easy 	lv	countries	Wikitravel
 * Lesotho	medium 	ls	c2	Sometimes good, sometimes bad... --alex
 * Lithuania	easy 	lt	countries	Wikitravel
 * Luxembourg	easy to hard	lu	c2	Wikitravel
 * Malaysia	medium 	my	c2	Wikitravel
 * Mexico	easy 	mx	countries	Wikitravel
 * Mongolia	hard 	mn	c3	Wikitravel
 * Morocco	Easy – medium	ma	countries	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Mozambique	medium 	mz	c2	Sometimes good, sometimes bad... --alex
 * Myanmar (Burma)	hard 	mm	c3	Wikitravel
 * Netherlands	medium-easy 	nl	c2	Wikitravel
 * Netherlands	easy
 * New Zealand	medium 	nz	c2	Wikitravel
 * Nigeria	easy 	na	countries	Wikitravel
 * Norway	medium 	no	c2	Wikitravel
 * Oman	easy	om	countries	I would say it is easy. --alex
 * Philippines	hard 	ph	c3	Wikitravel
 * Poland	medium 	pl	c2	Wikitravel
 * Portugal	medium 	pt	c2	Wikitravel
 * Romania	easy-medium 	ro	countries	Wikitravel & Hitchwiki Hitchability Discussion
 * Russia	easy 	ru	countries	Wikitravel
 * Serbia	medium 	rs	c2	Wikitravel
 * Singapore	very hard 	sg	c3	Wikitravel
 * Slovakia	medium 	sk	c2	Wikitravel
 * Slovenia	easy 	si	countries	Wikitravel
 * South Africa	depends 	za	c2	Wikitravel
 * South Korea	easy 	kp	countries	Wikitravel
 * Spain	hard 	es	c3	Wikitravel
 * Swasiland	easy	sz	countries	I would say it is easy. --alex
 * Sweden	hard 	se	c3	Wikitravel
 * Switzerland	medium 	ch	c2	Wikitravel
 * Taiwan	easy 	tw	countries	Wikitravel
 * Thailand	easy-medium 	th	countries	Wikitravel
 * Turkey	hard 	tr	c3	Wikitravel
 * Uganda	medium-easy 	ug	c2	Sometimes good, sometimes bad... --alex
 * Ukraine	medium 	ua	c2	Wikitravel
 * United Kingdom	medium 	uk	c2	Wikitravel
 * USA	varies 	us	c2	Wikitravel
 * Yemen	easy	ye	countries	I would say it is easy. --alex

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