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| − | '''Wisconsin''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. It's located in the north-central U.S, and its capital is [[Madison]], while its largest city is [[Milwaukee]] | + | '''Wisconsin''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. It's located in the north-central U.S, and its capital is [[Madison]], while its largest city is [[Milwaukee]]. Wisconsin can be very cold in the [[winter]], so clothes that would keep you warm are recommended. |
It's smart to use truck stops and on ramps to hitch. | It's smart to use truck stops and on ramps to hitch. | ||
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| + | == Law == | ||
| + | 346.29 When standing or loitering in roadway or highway prohibited. | ||
| + | :(1) No person shall be on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the operator of any vehicle other than a public passenger vehicle. | ||
| + | 346.02 Applicability of chapter. | ||
| + | :(8) Applicability to pedestrian ways | ||
| + | ::(a) All of the applicable provisions of this chapter pertaining to highways, streets, alleys, roadways, and sidewalks ''also apply to pedestrian ways.'' A pedestrian way means a walk designated for the use of pedestrian travel | ||
| + | '''Important Note''' This could be interpreted to mean that hitchhiking from sidewalks is ''illegal!'' | ||
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| + | Because Wisconsin does not seem to provide an official definition of roadway in their statutes, it is advisable to only hitchhike from the grass beside a road and avoid shoulders and sidewalks. | ||
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Revision as of 18:57, 16 May 2012
Wisconsin is a state of the United States of America. It's located in the north-central U.S, and its capital is Madison, while its largest city is Milwaukee. Wisconsin can be very cold in the winter, so clothes that would keep you warm are recommended.
It's smart to use truck stops and on ramps to hitch.
Law
346.29 When standing or loitering in roadway or highway prohibited.
- (1) No person shall be on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the operator of any vehicle other than a public passenger vehicle.
346.02 Applicability of chapter.
- (8) Applicability to pedestrian ways
- (a) All of the applicable provisions of this chapter pertaining to highways, streets, alleys, roadways, and sidewalks also apply to pedestrian ways. A pedestrian way means a walk designated for the use of pedestrian travel
Important Note This could be interpreted to mean that hitchhiking from sidewalks is illegal!
Because Wisconsin does not seem to provide an official definition of roadway in their statutes, it is advisable to only hitchhike from the grass beside a road and avoid shoulders and sidewalks.
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