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Like it or not people hitch-hike and generally a satchel of some sort is essential to the trek but more often than not a back-pack is worn. If you've done much hitch-hiking you probably clued in to the fact that people are more inclined to pick you up if; A) You have a sign indicating longer destinations
and, B) You are walking backwards with your thumb out as the car approaches you.
The Hitch-hiker-helper is a pull cord released inflatable head and extended arm with raised thumb add-on designed to attach to any standard back-pack which allows a hitch-hiker to continue walking forward without offending reluctant potential ride offering motorists by not turning around.
The potential ride offerer, seeing an inflatable hitch-hiker as they draw near, is likely to be amused by this and therefore more likely to pull over for a hiker that they know at least has a sense of humor.
+ very good- here's a similar idea
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[xandram, Feb 06 2012]
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I pick up hitchers all the time, and I can honestly say that
making me laugh is a sure way to get me to stop, although
I can't remember the last time I saw a hitcher who didn't
bother to turn around. Then again, I live in a place where
it's still relatively safe to hitch-hike, and thus fairly
common. There's a sort of etiquette to it here that I fear
may be lost in other parts of the world. |
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Brilliant, [2 fries]!! I imagine this would be useful for hailing taxicabs as well. [+] |
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BTW, your summary cracked me up... |
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I love it. I got a lot of rides in the seventies, and I pay them back whenever I get the chance. This would work well. |
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In some Russian cities, it's local custom for car owners to pick up strangers and pay them a few bucks, like impromptu taxis. |
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Now how do you do the same thing for couch surfers? |
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//it's local custom for car owners to pick up
strangers and pay them a few bucks// Wow - I hadn't
realized Russian motorists were so generous! |
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Tis brilliant. And this comes from someone who
hitchhiked from Illinois to the south western beaches
of Mexico. I'd give you more than one bun if I could.
(God those crazy old days of yore.) |
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Yeah, I'm always amused by the "it's so much more dangerous now" talk. I think it's always been the same, but there's more media now. |
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People are people. Cars are smaller, that does make it harder to pick up people and packs. |
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Last time I picked up a hitcher, she'd been riding in silence
for ten minutes before I realized that my (sheathed) Ka-
Bar was sitting on the dashboard in front of her. We had a
good laugh about it after I carefully asked her to put it in
the back seat next to the hatchet and the chainsaw. |
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Anyone who gets into my truck is guaranteed an interesting
ride, but I try to avoid actually terrorizing them. |
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That's funny, [Alterother]. I can picture her trying to decide how to respond to that. |
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I got a cross-town ride once from a guy with a sawed-off shotgun in the front seat. I was not silent, but probably should have been since I was 17 and tactless. |
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