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* It might be worth to ask people first a question they clearly agree on or make them compliments in another way (car, jacket and other tastes) before asking them for a lift (self-affirmation theory, Steele, 1988). To make people laugh first should work as well.
* [[Speed Hitchhiking]] builds on the idea of priming. Thereby two hitchhikers place themselves with about 50m distance from each other next to the road.
=== Variables of influence might be ===
* sex
* company
* dress
* eye contact
* location
* gesture
* time of day, dependency
* secondary sexual characteristics
* socio-economic environment
== Literature on this topic ==
* Connecticut Legislative Committee, 1975; Report of the “Committee To Study The Solicitation Of Rides On Motor Vehicles”, Connecticut.
* Chesters, Graeme and Smith, David, 2001; “The Neglected Art of Hitch-hiking: Risk, Trust and Sustainability”, Sociological Research Online 6/3.
* Crassweller Peter, et. al., 1972; “An Experimental Investigation of Hitchhiking”, The Journal of Psychology 82, pp. 43-47.
* DiMaggio, Paul, 1971; Sociability and the Hitchhiker; unpublished honours thesis, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.
* Dallmeyer, Kenneth D. et.al., 1975; Hitchhiking: a viable addition to a multimodal transportation system? , Center for Urban Transportation Studies, University of Colorado at Denver.
* Fiedler, Joachim, et. al., 1989; Anhalterwesen und Anhaltergefahren: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des “Kurztrampens”, BKA-Forschungsreihe Sonderband, Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden.
* Franzoi, Stephen, 1985; “Personality Characteristics of the Cross Country Hitchhiker”, Adolescence 20, pp. 655-668.
* Grundstad, Robert, 1982; Anti-hitchhiking Laws, Legislative Research, Legislative Administration Committee, Salem Oregon.
* Pudinski, W., 1974; California Crimes and Accidents Associated with Hitch-hiking, California Highway Patrol, Operational Analysis Section.
* Rinvolucri, Mario, 1974; Hitch-hiking, self published, London.
* Schlebecker, John T., 1958; “An Informal History of Hitchhiking”, The Historian 20, pp.305-327
* Tobin, Nona and Sexton, Sam, 1972; Attitudes toward and the effects of physical variables on hitchhiking, unpublished masters thesis, California State University, San Jose.
* http://bernd.wechner.info/Hitchhiking/Suite101/Article/?81
* http://bernd.wechner.info/Hitchhiking/Suite101/Article/Article71.html
