Difference between revisions of "How to face traffic"
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| − | Be sure to face the possible ride. Smile widely. Remove any sunglasses or other things that may cover your eyes. This is | + | '''Facing traffic''' the right way is one of the most important things for good hitchhiking. Be sure to face the possible ride. Smile widely. Remove any sunglasses or other things that may cover your eyes. This is ''really'' important. The driver must see your eyes. Seeing your eyes might be the difference between being offered a ride or not. |
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If the driver does stop, move quickly, but not too fast. If they stopped far ahead, run to the car, but otherwise stay calm. Keep smiling. You don't want to make the driver feel like their time is being wasted, but you also want to give yourself time to judge the car and the driver, and to decide if you want to take the ride. It's your call... use your instincts. This is something that you will quickly develop with a little bit of experience! | If the driver does stop, move quickly, but not too fast. If they stopped far ahead, run to the car, but otherwise stay calm. Keep smiling. You don't want to make the driver feel like their time is being wasted, but you also want to give yourself time to judge the car and the driver, and to decide if you want to take the ride. It's your call... use your instincts. This is something that you will quickly develop with a little bit of experience! | ||
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* Otherwise, specify where you are going. Maybe tell the driver where you're from, or your purpose. Sometimes it helps to explain how you got where you are. | * Otherwise, specify where you are going. Maybe tell the driver where you're from, or your purpose. Sometimes it helps to explain how you got where you are. | ||
| − | Remember to be friendly and be safe. Trust your instincts. | + | Remember to be friendly and be [[safe]]. Trust your instincts. |
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Revision as of 00:10, 13 May 2006
Facing traffic the right way is one of the most important things for good hitchhiking. Be sure to face the possible ride. Smile widely. Remove any sunglasses or other things that may cover your eyes. This is really important. The driver must see your eyes. Seeing your eyes might be the difference between being offered a ride or not.
If the driver does stop, move quickly, but not too fast. If they stopped far ahead, run to the car, but otherwise stay calm. Keep smiling. You don't want to make the driver feel like their time is being wasted, but you also want to give yourself time to judge the car and the driver, and to decide if you want to take the ride. It's your call... use your instincts. This is something that you will quickly develop with a little bit of experience!
- Some people like to ask the driver where they are going first. If you get a bad feeling about the lift, it is easy to say 'no' by simply saying that you want to go in another direction.
- Otherwise, specify where you are going. Maybe tell the driver where you're from, or your purpose. Sometimes it helps to explain how you got where you are.
Remember to be friendly and be safe. Trust your instincts.
