Would you ever pick up a hitch hiker?

well i'm a women and to do that it would be too dangerous. there is not always the best people. there alot of scam artist and muders you never know what the person in your back seat might have done. it would not only be dangerous to me but other people in the car. your choices or your dad choices can effect other people lives around you. so i rather not pick up a hitch hiker. i might let them see my phone to call someone if they need one. but to let a stranger in the car is a different story. but my mom has once picked up one hitch hiker she was crying and she was a old lady she looked like she was 80 maybe. so my mom told me never to do that even though it made her feel good inside to help someone out. once the women got out she told me the whole time she was worried about my safety and she was praying that the women really did need help. because older people they can be just as bad as the young ones. because the bad young people have to get old and once they get old they can become bad and evil old people so you never know. well thank you for sharing and for your question happy my lotting!

I picked an elderly couple about 3 weeks ago and took them to the Metro. They were trying to get someone to take them but noone would. I said to myself: the worst that can happen is that the steal my purse. And as I was driving they told me they had just been notified the husband must go immediatly to the hospital. They had no money for a cab and they had waited month for a surgery. It so happens everywhere when there´s not enough money. They thanked me so much that I blushed. But it made my day. I usually don´t get to do anything really worthwhile anymore. It seems all this is about the same as what is first: the egg or the hen. Trust breeds trust. Take care!!!

this is something i would just not do ever. you are asking for trouble. you do not know what that person is up to and what their intentions are. just keep on driving is my good and sound advice.

To be honest, I don't think that I would pick up a hitch hiker. I'd feel really uncomfortable doing this. With everything that could happen, I'd be more comfortable not making this sort of action. It's true that it doesn't mean a thing, but you still never know what could occur.

Hi Jugsjugs, absolutely not!! You never know who you'll have in your car...and never mind the car, my safety is of the upmost importance...I don't want to be dismembered, killed, raped or whatever...I'm seriously hoping to go naturally and in my sleep!! And those hitchhikers should be thinking the same...they don't know what they're getting into...it's a chance they take, but I'm not taking any chances at all!! ~G~

definitely not, times have changed, it is no longer safe to pick up hitchers. there are way too many pschos out there. it just does not make sense to stop for a perfect stranger. i would be way too freaked out and a i am way too paranoid and watch too much tv. in this day and age there are those who set out to hitch in order to hurt people or rob them.

If it were a mom with a couple of little kids, I would pull over and check the situation out. If it were an elderly woman, I would pull over and see if I could help her. But I don't care what age, or what shape they are in, I would never pick up a male hitchhiker. A woman just can't be sure of any man, even if they are very old.

I wouldn't, especially if I'm alone driving. I never got to hitch hike myself and I never tried because I also don't want to end up being in a car with a psycho. I'd rather wait for the bus, the worst thing will be I end up in the bus station. If it's late though I guess nothing is safe, even when I'm in my own car. In this world today I don't see any chance of total safety at all.

Probably not...well it would depend on the type of hitch hiker.If it was a woman with a child that had her car broken and she needed a lift to the nearest garage, then I I wouldn't hesitate to help. A creepy looking guy? Not very likely.

Only if I know them. I work out of town and along the highway toward my work there are often hitchhikers that are making their way home from work. Yes, I do pick them up and give them a lift because I know who they are. A couple of them, I hadn't known real well but it is a small town and they'd been in the store where I work ...they were familiar faces. A complete stranger...probably not.

This topic has come up before, and I will say now what I said last time. In the vast majority of crimes committed involving hitchhikers, the hitchhiker is the victim. It is a complete fallacy that picking up hitchhikers is dangerous. The danger is all imagined. Of course I realise that the statistics aren't going to change any minds, this is one of those "common sense" beliefs that is quite nonsensical, but which no amount of evidence to the contrary will ever change. Lash

Hi jugjugs, I often stop for elderly people up on the mountain road, they have a unique way of getting lifts between villages, they wave you down with their walking sticks. They also always refuse to put the seat belt on when they are in the car but we usually have a nice chat. I would never stop for an Albanian man on the road though. In turn if I am walking anywhere someone will invariably stop and offer me a lift, except on the days when I'm walking to the garage and really need one, no one ever seems to go by on those days.

Never would I pick up a hitchhiker. Too risky. The ONLY WAY I would is if I see there's a child with the hitchhiker.

it depends on the situation. a bum probably not but if it was someone with car troubles i would help them out.

I don't drive yet but when I do, I still think it would be too dangerous. I've seen people doing it though. There was a woman who was holding up a sign saying she needs to get across the bridge and a car stopped for her. I think it was a nice thing to do especially since she really needed a ride (you couldn't walk across the bridge) so I'm glad some people offers help like that.

I remember when my family was traveling somewhere, my dad picked somebody up. If I was by myself or with the kids, I probably would not, although if my husband were there I might (but HE wouldn't)...

A common sense, as a woman, it's definitely a no. It's too dangerous to do something like that. Even if it's a woman that need a lift, I still won't stop the car. I might feel sorry for him/her, especially if he/she is standing under the scorching sun but still it's a no. He/she can try to find other method than hitching my car.

i would if i didn't have the kids in the car with me,i've picked up a couple of people years ago and drove them across town,i didn't think twice,they were standing in the middle of the road trying to flag people down for a lift,i felt sorry for them so i stopped

No, I honestly wouldn't. It is a shame to say, but I fear for my safety and that of my children. I do feel badly when I pass someone by who clearly needs a ride, but I am just not comfortable picking up a stranger.

Giving someone a hitch is a good thing as long as you are sure that this person is safe or you are located in a safe place. But I already experienced to hitch a ride but it was a short ride so i think the driver did not bother and was very kind.