Hitchhikers were once a familiar sight on roads around the world. That is until increased private car ownership, long haul buses and a spate of road-based serial killers made the practice seem no just ...

If you’re a fearless hitchhiker, listen up: Hitchbot is dead. After successfully navigating the roads in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, the roaming robot was vandalized beyond repair this week ...

This is part three of a four-part series at The Slice called “End of the Road,” about America’s waning love affair with car culture. Read the series intro here and the second installment here, on the ...

Although it's uncommon these days, backpackers and laid-back travelers may sometimes need to thumb a ride for a free lift. You might wonder if that's even legal in the United States. Well, the answer ...

In the summer of 1970, Joyce McKenny's friend asked if she wanted to hitchhike to Maine. They were on Route 1 when a handsome man driving a '57 Dodge pickup pulled over and offered them a ride.

Writer Phil Reisman looks back on a notable summer spent hitchhiking around the United States — and the adventures he had along the way. Westchester recommendations are objective, unbiased, and ...

In May 2012 Baltimore filmmaker, artist, and author John Waters left his Baltimore home looking for a ride. He walked to the corner of a nearby busy street and held up a sign. His ultimate goal: to ...

In Douglas Adams’ hilarious “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” fictitious characters thumb a ride through space to meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed president of the galaxy; Marvin, a depressed ...