Is Hitchhiking a Crime? Apparently Not in New York.
Posted By Cliff Tuttle | June 19, 2012
No. 859
Hitchhiking is a lost art. There has been a precipitous decline since the Sixties, when college students routine stuck out a thumb and traveled hundreds of miles on the way to and from campus. Yes hitchhiking a dead almost everywhere. But not at one location in New York City where the practice has been picking up.
One hitch hiker appealed the ticket he was given and reportedly won. Its not a crime in New York, it seems.
Where is this mysterious place and why are hitch hikers on the comeback?
CLT
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June 28th, 2012 @ 12:12 pm
In Virginia the cops will tell you that hitchhiking is illegal, they are lying. The statute says it is illegal to stop in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. The statute further defines “roadway”, as the normally traveled portion of the highway used for vehicular traffic, exclusive of the shoulder. “Shoulder” is defined as the portion of the highway improved or un improved, not normally used for vehicular traffic. I am fighting this next week.