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There are lots of different theories and practices around [[hitchhiking]] '''Hitching Etiquetteetiquette'''and courtesy for your driver. Also, there is some general rules about treating other hitchhikers on the road.
There are lots of different theories and practices around hitching etiquette and courtesy for your driver.== Etiquette on the road ==
'''IntroductionsBe courteous:'''I leave it to Hollaring at drivers to offer their names first. Often times they never do. Leading to , standing in the situation in which you road, or just generally being a nuisance can occasional (especially on long rides) hear detailed intimate experiences of someone who be dangerous and will not only deter drivers from picking you never learn up, it may affect that driver's perception toward hitchhikers in the name offuture.
'''Be good conversationKeep your cool:''' If It's easy to get frustrated when thumbing, especially when there are plenty of passing drivers going your direction. It is important that you share a language with keep rude gestures in your head and objects away from the driver, it often makes sense to try to engage them car. There have been stories of hitchhikers purposefully putting objects in casual conversation. Drivers often pick people up the road to make their rides more interestingintercept drivers that pass by. They are doing you a favor picking you upFor all of us, you can return the favor in part by keeping them engageddon't do it. You can ask simple classic conversational questions to get things rolling:
::*What kind of work do you do?::*What do you like to do when you are not working?::*Do you hitchhike occasionally?::*Why do you pick up hitchhikers?::*What are you going to do when you arrive at your destination?== Etiquette with drivers ==
For these answers, '''Introductions:''' Some hitchhikers leave it is often useful to ask follow up questions which are defendant on drivers to offer their answers to these initial questionsnames first. Many times they never do. it is important Leading to read the attention and mood of your driver. If they are giving short answers or appear disinterested situation in conversation which you can occasionally (especially if it is in a language which is challenging for themon long rides) hear detailed intimate experiences of someone who you never learn the name of. Other hitchers offer their name when they get into the you dont want car as a means to drop your good faith efforts to make conversationestablish a personal relationship between hitchhiker and driver quickly.
'''Tricky ConversationsBe good conversation:''' Here If you share a language with the driver, it often makes sense to try to engage them in casual conversation. Drivers often pick people up to make their rides more interesting. They are some suggestions for snappy answers doing you a favor picking you up, you can return the favor in part by keeping them engaged. You can ask simple classic conversational questions to tricky questions.get things rolling:
''"I have been convicted *What kind of 19 felons, aren't work do you concerneddo?"'''''"Not *What do you like to do when you are not working?*Have you ever hitchhiked yourself?*Why do you pick up hitchhikers?*Where are you going?*What are you going to do when you arrive at all, i've been convicted of 22"''''''your destination?
For these answers, it is often useful to ask follow-up questions which are dependent on their answers to these initial questions. It is important to read the attention and mood of your driver. If they are giving short answers or appear disinterested in conversation (especially if it is in a language which is challenging for them) then you don't want to drop your good faith efforts to make conversation.
'''Going out of their way:''' It is often a question in an experienced hikers mind if they want to ask the driver to go out of their way to drop them off in a better place === Tricky conversations ===Here are some suggestions for a ride or to take you closer to your destination. Again there is no universal answer. If your driver seems harried and rushed then your request to go out of the their way will likely get turned down. If the driver seems friendly and relaxed then your request has a better chance. Usually, you will have better luck asking them to go out of their way to drop you somewhere IF you have been good company of the ride and they feel like they have some connection snappy answers to youtricky questions.
''"I have been convicted of 19 felonies, aren't you concerned?"'' <br/>— ''"Not at all, I've been convicted of 22"'' '''Going out of their way:''' Sometimes, a hitchhiker will think about asking the driver to go out of their way to drop them off in a better place for a ride or to take you closer to your destination. Again there is no universal answer. If your driver seems hurried and rushed then your request to go out of the their way will likely get turned down. If the driver seems friendly and relaxed then your request has a better chance. Usually, you will have better luck asking them to go out of their way to drop you somewhere IF you have been good company of the ride and they feel like they have some connection to you. '''Advice from Drivers:''' Many times a hiker hitchhiker has spent hours cursing the helpful driver who told them "Oh i , I know a great place to hitchhike!" In fact, most drivers dont don't understand the basics of hitchhiking, that a careful mix of enuf enough traffic, but not too much traffic is desirable. That a place which might look great because it has a good place for cars to stop of or for a hiker to ask drivers for a ride, could in fact be a terrible place if it is just before a complex intersection which sends cars off into lots of directions which are not the one you are interestedin. Weather, darkness, local friendliness, traffic patterns, good places for cars to stop and more need to be factored into weighing which location is the best. '''''Do not be afraid to tell your driver that they dont don't know what they are talking about.''''' when it comes to good places for rides. You should attempt to do this in as polite a fashion as possible. But since they are dropping you, if you fail to correct them in their mock understanding of a good hitchhiking place, you could spend a lot of time regretting their mistake. While they annoyingly are off to drop another hitcher in a poor place.Alternatively, by asking them all sorts of details about the spot you're about to dropped at, you can minimize the risk of ending up at a dead-end. == Etiquette with hitchhikers == There are some fairly basic rules that are mostly dictated by common sense about how to treat other hitchhikers such as, when you come to a place where there already is a hitchhiker, to stand down the road behind him and not in front of him. <!-- I realise this isn't much, but I'm sure there's more to come.--> [[Category:General info]][[trash:Etiquette]]
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