Do you or have you picked up a hitch hiker?

Yes I did but just once and will never do it again, once he got into the car good thing I was not alone he was a escapee from a mental ward, we just drove him where he wanted to go and then left in a hurry, went and got ahold of the cops and let them know where we dropped him off, it was so scary.

You know, it's a funny thing but every case I have ever heard of of bad things happening involving hitchhikers, it's been the hitchhiker who was the victim. I'm quite serious in that statement. I imagine the reverse has happened, but I have never heard of it, nor do I remember ever reading or seeing a news story about it. The other funny thing I noticed, back in the days when I did a lot of hitchhiking myself, whenever something bad happened, like a hitchhiker getting raped and killed, people would stop picking up hitchhikers. It made hitching herrendously difficult. But when you asked people why, they would tell you that it was dangerous to pick up hitchhikers. Yes indeed, for the hitchhikers. By the way, this is my 1000th post. Your discussion has the distinction of birthing my new milestone lol. Lash

i tried to one time and she was with her boyfriend and when he saw i was black he did not want a ride so she did not ride and she was my friend.i don,t pick up hitch hikers at all it,s to dangerous to do that these days

I have done this once and I will never do it again.Myself and my roommate picked this girl and we realized that she had us going into a VERY bad part of town. When we got there and dropped her off two big ole guys started running towards our car. My roommate hurridley locked the doors and we took off. Scared the living daylights out of me.

Never, well never anyone that I did not know. A few times I saw some people I know walking in bad weather and offered them rides but even the nicest looking person could be a killer. If someone really needs a ride, call a cab. If you are broke, there are places to go to help. I hate to sound cruel, but my life is worth a lot to me.

JenInTN, Well, I responded with a long comment but something happened and it was lost. So let me see if I can restate it. It has been many years since I picked up a hitch-hiker. Last year I gave a lady a ride to work because it was raining "cats-n-dogs" and year before that I gave a man a ride because he was walking into town (which was about 10 miles away) because his car broke down. Come to find out he lived close to me. It is sad the our society has changed so much that people are not safe to pick-up someone. Whether it be the fear for the hitcher or the fear of the driver being harmed. Times have changed ... I guess the last time I can recall it being safe was about 23+ years ago.

Once I allowed a person as I was returning with my family from my cousin's place.It was a man with another one waiting fro the bus.As he waved I just stopped the car to know that one of them is in deep agony with stomach ache.I some how managed to accommodate them in my car to the nest town hospital which was only fifteen minutes away.Usually I am very careful about giving lift t the hitchhikers.But the pain on the face of that man made me stop.

A long long time ago, yes I did on two separate occassions back in the late 1960's in fact. In those days it was generally considered to be fairly safe to pick up hitch hikers, at least here in Australia it was. Also it was gnerally accepted that it was safe to pick up anyone who was in the military. They could easily be identified by their kit bags and caps which were strapped to the side of the kit bag. So both the hitch hikers I picked up were serving military personnel going ion weekend leave. Even though I drive a lot of kilometers every week I would no longer pick up a hitch hiker, regardless of what sort of bag they had! There are a couple of reasons really and one is that when I am working I have a responsibility to my employer and it is his truck that I am driving. Once I get in that truck I am responsible for the load on the truck trailers so I take no risks at all. Plus we are banned from giving lifts to anyone without specific permission of the depot manager. In fact sometimes my partner comes to where I collect the truck and then back home with me if my trip is in that direction. For her to be in the truck I have to first contact the manager for his permission and although it is always given, it is company policy that I check first. Even when I am driving my own vehicle I do not pick up hitch hikers. It is an unfortunate fact of life that there are some undesirables out there and I have no intention of putting my life and/or health at risk for someone who might decide they need my car or money or whatever more than I do. More than one decent person has been injured when they have stopped to give someone a lift, so that is a chance that I am not prepared to take.

I dont do it and I dont drive as much anymore either. I have cut way back on the time that I am on the roads. I dont ever see any really because I dont drive far enough or stay out there long enough. I think its just very dangerous and it dosent matter what gender, its just not safe....

Yes, I also do not offer any hitch ride, if am driving my vehcile, even if it is asked for. Such is the enviornment now a days in big Metro cities, one never knows who is a genuine person and who is not. Therefore, it is better to be safe than feel sorry later. I may be having noble intentions of helping someone, however, the other fellow may not be having noble intentions like me.

I would like to but I don't like to be distracted when I drive and being stabbed in the back might be a real distraction... Seriously,I just might one day but if someone offered me a ride I'd politely say no and hurry away

No because its just not safe these but its good that you care about people I to care a lot about people but sometimes we have to think of our own safty because we just never know who sincerely needs help or who may just want to pray on our kindness and so far I dont have any hitch hiker story's to tell but anyway I think its best not to pick up hitch hikers its better to be safe then sorry. Well happy posting.

I've only seen people try to hitchhike once and it was at the College of William and Mary. It was strange because they were asking me to stop and then asked if they could get a ride across campus. It was really strange, but a lot of people were doing it. I said no because taking a stranger into my car scares me. Especially since I'm a girl. I don't think I'd ever pick up a hitchhiker because movies always portray them as murderers or something. And I would never hitchhike because I could get murdered. Haha

I have encountered two of such instances. We got our first car only this August. Before that we were using the VTA for all transport. So, one winter afternoon when we were waiting for our bus ride, a lady pulled over in a very worn out car and asked us if there were any Pawn shops nearby. We said no. Then she offered us a ride but we declined politely...you never when someone may invite you in and then rob you! Second instance happened yesterday when we were vacationing in Tahoe. A very tacily dressed lady when a bright red lipstick requested us for a ride in the evening when we were returning after our skii practise and we said we are going in the opposite dircetion..I had a very bad feeling baout her...so we declined. I don't think I will ever go for a hitch hike or pick up someone...I am quite cautious and skeptical...moreover if the guys value their lives , family and safety, they will most likely call a cab or friend or take a bus. :)

When I was a single girl I did not but then I never saw any hitch hikers in the city wanting a lift and I rarely drove in the country on my own. I did not trust male hitch hikers and I never saw a female one. However, when I was with my partner we picked a guy up once. He seemed a nice guy and we gave him a lift to where he wanted to go.

i have picked up people a very long time ago but i wouldn't do it now. the last time i picked up anyone was a couple i recognized from here that had car trouble right outside of town.i didn't know them but knew they were from here. it's too dangerous now but u do fill odd seeing someone in trouble & not helping.i didn't usually pick uo people just hitchiking but i always felt bad about passing them up.

Several times in the past I have picked up hitch hikers. I have to admit that I did not pick up all hitch hikers because at times I was travelling too fast to stop in time. Before I had a car I used to get lifts from total strangers even though I did not ask for any. So the acts were considered to be as a repayment to society. There were cases of fake hitch hikers and broken down vehicles in my country. In certain cases I relied on my gut instinct. all the best, rosdimy

When I was young and stupid I did this a couple of times, I don't anymore. I have always tried to be kind and giving but I just have to admit to being rules by fear in this case. I hate that because I think fear causes much of the evil in this world.

I used to pick them up several years ago but not anymore. I am a chicken! LOL The last time I picked someone up it was a young girl and I had seen her car sitting on the side of the road a few miles back and I assesed the situation...I figured I could take her if she tried anything stupid! LOL So I did give her a ride to the next town. LOL

Hi there! For me, I think I will not give them a hitch-ride for security reasons. You don't know what will happen next. Some people are unpredictable, they are dangerous and they might harm you on the way. Better safe than feel sorry for your kindness. "Safety first" as the saying goes. Safety for yourself and for your companions. Have a nice day.