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We got rides like crazy, never waited more than half an hour for a ride. Once or twice we had more than one person stop at a time and had to turn one of them away. Also had one ride pull over as the last one before was pulling away. I'm proud of my home state, they love hitch hikers! Hwy 12 was where we did the most hitching, between Madison and Lake Geneva. So if you're anywhere near there I wouldn't even bother owning a car. Just hitch to work or school! You can't walk on the interstates unfortunately, but hitching is legal from the on-ramps if you stand before the "no pedestrians" sign. -Dizzy | We got rides like crazy, never waited more than half an hour for a ride. Once or twice we had more than one person stop at a time and had to turn one of them away. Also had one ride pull over as the last one before was pulling away. I'm proud of my home state, they love hitch hikers! Hwy 12 was where we did the most hitching, between Madison and Lake Geneva. So if you're anywhere near there I wouldn't even bother owning a car. Just hitch to work or school! You can't walk on the interstates unfortunately, but hitching is legal from the on-ramps if you stand before the "no pedestrians" sign. -Dizzy | ||
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| + | "I think one's experience really depends on where you're trying to hitch. For example, the country roads in southern Wisconsin (say, between Dodgeville and LaCrosse, along Hwy 61 and such) were sweet, quick rides with good-hearted, diverse folk. I asked traveling friends and Milwaukee punx about hitching west from Milwaukee to Madison, and heard 1) it's doable if you go the Brookfield Park 'n' Ride in the Milwaukee burbs, but that's miles of walking from the nearest transit stop, and 2) it's a pain in the ass, generally not done if you got $ for Megabus or rideshare. If you end up in LaCrosse, cross the river to Minnesota and the hitching becomes easier." - Shannon | ||
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Revision as of 21:49, 1 June 2013
Wisconsin is a state of the United States of America. It is a difficult state to hitchhike in for several reasons. People are wary to pick anyone up, and the way the freeway entrances are set up makes it difficult to catch traffic. 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.
Major Cities
Experiences
The police don't seem to mind hitchers, but Wisconsin is among the four worst states for getting picked up in my experience. I have hitched through most states many times and try to avoid Wisconsin if I can. Although I am a clean cut innocent looking young man, most of my wait times in Wisconsin average out to be over 2 hours. Furthermore, of all the times someone yelled obscenities out the window at me for hitching, most of those times have been in Wisconsin. Everyone's experience is different, but Wisconsin and I have never gotten along.Thewindandrain 20:11, 13 September 2012 (CEST)
We got rides like crazy, never waited more than half an hour for a ride. Once or twice we had more than one person stop at a time and had to turn one of them away. Also had one ride pull over as the last one before was pulling away. I'm proud of my home state, they love hitch hikers! Hwy 12 was where we did the most hitching, between Madison and Lake Geneva. So if you're anywhere near there I wouldn't even bother owning a car. Just hitch to work or school! You can't walk on the interstates unfortunately, but hitching is legal from the on-ramps if you stand before the "no pedestrians" sign. -Dizzy
"I think one's experience really depends on where you're trying to hitch. For example, the country roads in southern Wisconsin (say, between Dodgeville and LaCrosse, along Hwy 61 and such) were sweet, quick rides with good-hearted, diverse folk. I asked traveling friends and Milwaukee punx about hitching west from Milwaukee to Madison, and heard 1) it's doable if you go the Brookfield Park 'n' Ride in the Milwaukee burbs, but that's miles of walking from the nearest transit stop, and 2) it's a pain in the ass, generally not done if you got $ for Megabus or rideshare. If you end up in LaCrosse, cross the river to Minnesota and the hitching becomes easier." - Shannon
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