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== Law ==:'''Kansas Side''':::''City'Johnson County'''This excerpt is from a city at the ''Standard Traffic Ordinances border of [[Kansas Cities'' book which all cities in Johnson County (suburbs ]] and [[Missouri]] spreading on both side of Kansas City--including but not limited to Lenexa, Shawnee, Overland Park, Merriam, De Soto, and Olathe) have adopted: Secthe State line. 69The current area population is around two million people. Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or BusinessAs with any city this size, it can be tricky to navigate. (a) No person shall stand ''upon or along a street or highway'' for Travelling within the purpose of soliciting a ride. Note the wording of this (upon or along highway); hitchhiking is '''illegal''' here. :::'''Wyandotte County'''Cities in Wyandotte county (central/northwest city can be especially difficult due to Kansas City) are '''not illegal''' to hitchhike in. Wyandotte County has a unified government code which states: Sec. 35-404. - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business. (a)No person shall stand in a roadway for s lack of reliable public transportation, and the purpose attitude of soliciting a ridethe locals with regards to picking people up. This is typical code meaning If you are within your rights stick to solicit a ride from the shoulder or berm of a road. :'''Missouri Side'''On the Missouri side of the cityadvice in this article, the cops have better things to do than mess with you for hitchhiking.The Kansas City, MO code states: Sec. 70-787. - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business. (a)No person shall stand in a shouldn''roadway'' for the purpose of soliciting t have any trouble catching a long distance ride. Sec. 70-1. - Definitions ''Roadway'' means that portion out of town once you get to a street or highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk, berm or shoulder, even though such sidewalk, berm or shoulder is used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehiclesgood ramp.

 Another option to try might be hitching from the ramp coming out of KCI airport, although most a lot of this the northbound traffic is likely going to be traveling south locally[[St. Joseph]].

Additionally, exit 25 in Kearney on I-35 can be helpful for heading north. The Shoulder is extremely wide on the northbound on-ramp and most motorists pulling off from the south heading north to re-fuel have ample time to see you. Hitchhiking here from practically anywhere on the I-35 corridor in the KC metro area is extremely easy.  Any of the stoplights along Missouri Hwy 291 in Independence are good places to get a ride north as well since all northbound traffic coming from Lees Summit, Blue Springs, and Independence will be driving through here. === East towards [[ColumbiaSt. Louis]] ===

The ramp to I-70 from Missouri Highway 7 in Blue Springs, MO on the outskirts of the metro area is an awesome place to catch a ride to [[ColumbiaSt. Louis]] and all points east.

The intersection of Missouri Hwy 58 and I-49 (AKA US Hwy 71 ) in between Belton and Raymore is a great place to catch a long distance ride. Many people heading south will stop for gas/food and get back on at this ramp. If you accept catch a short distance ride several miles south to Peculiar, there is a truck stop theretoo.

Avoid going south on US Hwy 69. [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]] got a ride from [[Lawrence]] to KC to hitch south on the US 69. Cops pulled over within 10 minutes, told him that hitchhiking is [[laws|illegal]] in the United States of America. Whaa, after 5 weeks hitchhiking the States, now they tell him? Hit the onramp again after they left, they returned, threatened with arrest. Taken to the state line and dumped on a countryside closed road, 5 miles away from anything. Sweet! Thank you, Kansas City!Thus the US 71 (I-49) south is probably more most advisable if you're heading south.