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The history of hitchhiking might be as old as the invention of the wheel.
==1970s==
[[File:Hitchhiker-Luxemburg-1977.jpg|thumb|right|A hitchhiker in [[Luxembourg]] on 18 or 19 Aug 1977 (then 18 years old).]]
In the '''1970s''' [[hitchhiking]] was much more popular in affluent countries than these days.
==1980s==
In the '''1980s''' [[hitchhiking]] experienced a clear decline in affluent countries in [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]],
perhaps due to the selfish spirit of capitalism, or fear promoted through scaremongering from the media.
It remained relatively easy in the countries of [[Eastern Europe]] as fear of crime was much lower and
a sharing spirit promoted neighbourliness. Rates of car ownership were lower than [[Western Europe]] a decade before.
==2000s==
In 2006 the domain name hitchwiki.org was registered. The wiki that was moved there had been started a bit before. In a couple of years the site grew to the biggest resource of hitchhiking information.
:''See also [[Hitchwiki:About]].''
== More information ==
* [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/explainer/2012/06/ray_dolin_shot_while_hitchhiking_why_do_hitchhikers_stick_out_their_thumb_.html How sticking your thumb out became a universal gesture for hitchhiking.]* [http://randomroads.org/story/thumbin-it-evolution-hitchhiking Thumbin' It: The Evolution of Hitchhiking]*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/White/anthology/hitchhike.html The Art of Hitchhiking] by Hugh Hardyman, ''The New Republic'' July 29, 1931
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