Changes

700 CMR :5.301: Pedestrian Rules::(4)Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business. No person shall stand in a roadway (''please see definition of roadway in this context below!'') for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the operator or occupant of any vehicle without the written permission of the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee.:5.102 Definitions::Roadway: McGrath and O'Brien highways in the cities of Cambridge and Somerville, Middlesex Avenue in the city of Medford, William Casey highway overpass in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston, Columbia road in the South Boston and Dorchester sections of the city of Boston, Morton street in Boston and Gallivan boulevard in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston'''NOTE:'''Because 700 CMR defines "roadway" in the context of this law as specifically those roads, it may be possible that you are breaking the law on any property of those roads ''even when off the traveled portion of the roadway!'' It is recommended to not hitchhike on these specific roads. 730 CMR :7.05: Massachusetts Turnpike Authority::(8)No individual may engage in the solicitation of a ride, commonly known as "hitchhiking," on a way. No person shall loiter in or about a way for the purpose of "hitchhiking" or for any other purpose'''NOTE:'''730 CMR is only applicable on the turnpike. When off the interstate, hitchhiking is not always illegal