Traffic jam hitchhiking
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Hitchhiking in the Traffic Jam is one of the most efficient techniques of getting a ride.
If the traffic jam is standing still you can go all along the queue of cars and find driver going directly to your destination. When cars are moving a bit, but stop frequently and rarely go faster than 10 kmh, you can talk with the drivers. If the traffic jam has some speed up to about 60 kmh and there is a safe place for drivers to stop (the emergency lane of a motorway, or a bus stop) it will be good to use a sign with destination. Note that hitchhiking in traffic jams can yield very long and efficient, fast rides.
Although hitchhiking by the side of motorways is forbidden in most countries, standing on the emergency lane during a traffic jam does not bring danger to drivers. Consider that you are usually gone within ten minutes at traffic jams. Official fines for "walking on a motorway" is about 30 euro in the Netherlands.
On motorways at traffic jams it is advisable to stand near an onramp or next to a petrol station. In case of need you can then always revert to hitchhiking on the ramp or on the petrol station.
What's more, drivers will more likely agree to pick you up, as common misfortune gets people closer.
External Links
- Traffic Simulation, for traffic jam hitchhikers who wonder how the hell those jams work.
