Picking Up Hitchhikers

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There's quite a few in my area. We have some great distances between small towns so transportation by car is almost essential.


I have picked up my fair share but often bypass them because I'm too lazy to move the crap in my passenger seat and I don't like them sitting behind me.
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Never, the New Yorker in me naturally distrusts anyone around me, especially those asking for a favor. Pretend you dont see them and walk away.
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I'm anti-hitchhiker, especially after a recent experience. We were on our way home from New England and we had stopped at one of those big food courts. When we were leaving, after we had pulled out of the parking lot, there was what I think was a hasidic teenage boy (not trying to talk religion, but my point is with his appearance he looked out of place in our society). He started waving his arm out and so instinctively I guess my dad started slowing down the car, he saw it wasn't it cop or anything so I think he was going to keep going and then the boy thinking we were stopping for him started to chase our car. He chased us a good 200 feet. It was a very odd experience to say the least, for multiple reasons.

This little story is besides the point though, I still think it is risky in case they're dangerous. I also don't buy the idea that your helping someone in need because nearly 90% of adults in the US have cell phones sooo... yeah.
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Depends on what they look like.

I'm a big guy and can handle myself better than the average person, so I don't worry too much, and I usually get something out of it.

One time a guy gave me an entire large pizza for giving him a ride that was just on my way home.

Most of the rides I give are people I see when I'm at a gas station or something like that. Last time I gave a ride, me and my little brother were at a Gamestop and a handicapped kid was just standing around outside so I asked him if he needed a ride.
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[Redskins24-7]

There are no hitchhikers, to my knowledge, around my town. I've seen them on the side of roads far away from here in areas I don't travel too often, so I don't pick them up. Plus, I never would anyway. You never know for sure if they're concealing guns or something.
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there are no hitchhikers in Minnesota. they would freeze to death.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4AmLcBLZWY

First thing that came to mind.
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[1King]

Not sure if the OP meant to put this in WAYTA or ask a question but forgot to.

Assuming this is a question (Do/would I pick up hitchhikers?), my answer would be an emphatic no.
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[Vikefan79]

Not in a million years would I pick one up. Seen too many episodes of Unsolved Mysteries!
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[justo]

I've seen horror movies so no
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[jagman777]

i gave a ride to a random babe at the gas station once
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[IDOG_det]

Don't see a lot of hitch hikers in SouthEastern Michigan. Too cold 1/3 year, too wet/windy another 1/3, too hot the other. But I would never pick up a hitch hiker. I probably wouldn't pick up someone with a broken down car either, just call them some help!
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