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(c) No person shall occupy any part of a state highway, except in a city or village, in any manner for the purpose of selling or soliciting.
'''NOTE''' subsection (c): hitchhiking is a form of solicitation. While the police generally don't mind hitchhikers, it may be interpreted that hitchhiking is ''illegal'' even while on the shoulder when you are outside the limits of a "city or village."=== Thruway ===
Be aware that in border towns with [[Canada]], such as [[Niagara Falls]] and [[Buffalo]], there is much more paranoia about hitchhiking, and police will often approach and possibly harass you, claiming that it is illegal to hitchhike.
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(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.
§ 140. Roadway. That portion of a highway improved, designed, marked, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the shoulder and slope. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.
102.4 Hitchhiking; loitering. The solicitation of a ride, commonly known as hitchhiking, or stopping any vehicle for the purpose of picking up or discharging a hitchhiker, on any portion of the Thruway system, including toll plazas, is prohibited. Loitering in or about the toll plazas or any other portion of the Thruway system, for the purpose of hitchhiking or for any other purpose, is prohibited.
It is definitely illegal to hitchhike on any part of the New York State Thruway including the [[on-ramp]] and the [[rest area|service area]]:
=== Federal Districts ===
