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Although there aren't many disabled hitchers, the truth is that they ''do'' exist. In fact, hitchhiking is an activity so influenced by social/psychological prejudices that the mere picture of the lone hitcher in a wheelchair, thumbs up and as helpless as possible, will usually allow him to hitchhike at a speed that not even the most innocent-looking teenager could dream off.

Besides, unlike many other social or cultural conditionants, the instinct to help and trust those with a physical handicap is so inherent to the human being that it can be found in absolutely every country across the globe. No matter if you're hitching out of Amsterdam, in the middle of the Hajj muslin pilgrimage or in the most remote village of China: you will be helped. Always.

===Choosing the wheelchair===

That's probably the one inquiry that everyone makes sooner or later, especially in European countries where getting funds from the government to purchase a good wheelchair is not really an issue. You can afford many kinds of wheelchair, so the only question is... what's best for hitchhiking?