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::No, I don't know Altan? Regarding your contribution to Illinois: If you do morehitching in the US you will come to find that much of the law enforcement is clueless on hitchhiking laws. I added the actual definition of roadway to the Illinois page based on their statute book in chapter 95 so that there is no confusion. I have been told by police in almost every state I've been to at least once that it is illegal to hitchhike their whole state. If you stick to your guns and tell them you are going to continue hitchhiking because the "Definitions and General Provisions" subsection of their statute book clearly defines the word roadway as exclusive of the shoulder, they will leave you alone. Many of them will continue to threaten you, but none are allowed to actually arrest you. Welcome to America, this is how law enforcement handles things--through intimidation and terrorism.[[User:Thewindandrain|Thewindandrain]] 16:17, 31 May 2012 (CEST)
:::[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owS-yzRDK6k Pretty awesome song.] -- Yeah, I've already found that... thanks for adding that, then! Is it in pretty much all the states that the roadway excludes the shoulder? That'd be super useful :-)--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 23:55, 1 June 2012 (CEST)
::::My username actually comes from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6mjNMNytY this beautiful song.] Most states definitions of roadway exclude the shoulder, but there are a good bit of them that don't mention the shoulder in the definition. Because of this it's a good rule of thumb to hitch from the grass just in case. I added the roadway definition to most states, but there were a few I just never got around to. If you want to find out roadway definitions for a state, simply go to google and type "Texas law definitions roadway" with the given state, this works most of the time. If you do look up the definitions, it would be awesome if you add them to their respective article.
