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''Hi, this should be a project page to collect and save content for safe hitchhiking. The aim of this project is to collect tips about safety by hitchhiking and produce a printable, readable, not boring .pdf file. Please feel free to edit and collect tips. '' - mabe
''Also see [[Hitchhiker's safety|Safety]], and please do copy stuff back and forth.''
== How to ==
=== Structure ===
*Introduction**I think it makes no sense to deny that hitchhiking is not safe in all situations. The sooner people know that and think about it, the better they can react in bad situations. So in this paper we should mention this fact. [http://bernd.wechner.info/Hitchhiking/Suite101/?22 link]**I think there are 3 levels of situations which are dependent on the driver's actions and your reactions:
# Before you enter the car, how to know to enter, why not enter, driver might be very kind to you so no reason why not to enter
# Leaving a driving car because you get a bad feeling and have recognized that the driver wants more than just to give you a lift. [http://abgefahren.hitchbase.com/node/376 link]
Just to remember, I think there is a double of more actions which are not in the news. These are just facts and make me really sad:
**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trampen/message/245 (2003)**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hitching/message/664 (2003)**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hitching/message/2133 (Year 2008)**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trampen/message/888 (Year 2005)**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hitching/message/2160 (Year 2008)**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hitching/message/1479 (Year 2005)
Some Idea of Introduction:
First of all hitchhiking is safe in most situations and one of the most beautiful ways of travelling. If you have not hitchhiked yet and you plan to do it in the future you should get more information about hitchhiking from the internet. There are a lot of good tips collections about hitchhiking. Here are only some good tipps. When you want to reach a far place, first write down only the first letters of the next big city. You should try to jump in steps to your place you want to go. At far distance hitchhiking, it is seldom that you will get a top lift directly to the place you want to go. You should look into the eyes from the drivers which are passing you. Mostly you can even tell it by a look that the dirver will stop his car for you. When there are highways with petrol stations you should try to get to these wonderful spots as fast as possible. From there you can easily ask the drivers like that: "Excuse me, are you driving in direction to Berlin and have some free place for taking me with you?"
If you are unsure about hitchhiking alone you should hitchhike with friends. Hitchhiking with a friend is really beautiful because it is not getting boring while standing long time and you can change while somebody talks with the driver and the other can find rest and maybe sleep in the back of the car. If you find nobody for hitchhiking with you, try to get in contact with somebody on the internet. For example you can find a black board on abgefahren.hitchbase.com or the international [[mailinglists|mailing lists]] where you can connect to other hitch hikers.
If you have no doubts what the driver wants from you:
*throw things out of the car*grab the steering wheel*pull the handbrake*have with you a "Help" sign and hold it to the window*let out a guffaw, use the element of surprise*pretend to have an epileptic fit*open the door during the ride and try to break the door with your feet (only belted up)*turn on the hazard lights / the flashing light / honk*be careful while jumping out of a truck; be aware of the height
[[Category:Safety]]
