Bad Experiences with Rides while Hitching?

[IIIbonesIII]

in my maybe 40 rides hitched a year self, i dont think i have had any really stand out kinda weird rides. i did however get picked up in north adams mass, by an ex high school teacher who took my best freind and road dog at the time home, fed us scotch and waters on the rocks, and basically begged to service us. lmao, awkward, but harmless. guess ive been pretty lucky with rides.

 

[nivoldoog]

only had one so far, One guy was a nut who believed 911 was done by our gov. Do not conclude if I feel this way or against this idea. Point is, HE really did, too a point he carried alot of research, tapes, fliers, and all types of shit. Was soooo ready to get out of that car.

 

[cnevs]

yea ive had some bad fucking experiences hitching mainly walking for days ...i got a ride walking inter 75 bout 3 miles north of Perry Georgia i was actually looking at some porn some trucker threw out the window ... when this older guy pulled up in a late model chevy the convo was cool initially then this guy who was older than my dad and fat turned totally pervo on me telling me he was going to Macon to meat his special man friend for a night of well gay good times he wanted to know if i would be interested in joining them i said no but he put his arm behind the passenger seat i was sitting in ....i hopped out in macom and rode to atlanta vowing to never hich again though i think its inevitably in my near future

 

[cnevs]

there may be something to some of that shit ....about 9/11 those towers went down pretty fucking straight

 

[uncle steve]

gosh ive meet great, kind, caring people who try to help as much as they can which is the good part of hitching, personally id rather catch a train, but sometimes you gotta do what you got to dooo. I had one guy ask my partner and I if we needed a ride, and he wouldnt break eye contact with me and gave me the creepy "im checking you out" while licking his lips look, and that was annoying so we denied and about 10 minutes later he came back AGAIN! and did the same thing- we made a bit of a scene in front of cars stopped at the light and he eventually got freaked out and left.(very effective tactic) One guy was snorting coke in the car listening to jehovahs witness watchtower on c.d. and telling the most depressing stories of his dying wife, and how mexicans are taking over and ruining the world (very awkward considering im brown)....that was prolly the more uncomfortable rides. but most people are kind.

 

[bip]

i dont know if this story really qualifies but. Waited in Everett for like 2 hours before this tweaker couple picked me up. gave me a ride somewhere they werent even going, which is cool i guess but the chick who was driving was diluting the meth and getting it ready while driving with her knees going 70. the needle was bent so she just bent it back instead of using a different one. they also wanted me to break into a payphone with them. i swear like 90 percent of the people who pick me up are tweakers

 

[kyle]

Never been in terrible situations, but I had a guy once ask if he could give me a foot rub after he dropped me off in Raleigh. Another time I was riding with this couple who were smoking crack and the guy was swerving all over the road, so they let me drive.

 

[harveysilver]

I was in Canada, somewhere near/past Stoke-On-Trent or was it Kamloops? It was my first time out hitching and probly my third or fourth ride. He had a dumptruck and dumped a load so it seemed cool. He obviously had something to do, right? At the dump he said, "you can put that seat back and go to sleep if you want."
I said it was OK.
He started asking asking me weird questions that wouldn't have been that weird alone, but in succession and with the last one seemed really sketch.
"How do you get around do you have any money?"
"No, I just pick up jobs here and there."
"Do you ever worry about people fucking with you? Do you carry a weapon?"
"Yeah, I got this pepper gas."
"How close are you to your parents? How often do you talk to them?" (!!!!!!!!)
"I just called them a few hours ago." (pre-cell phone days)
Then he dropped me off at a place entirely different and earlier than the one that he said he was and turned right.

I dunno, maybe it was nothing but it sure seemed sketch. I was super wary at the time because I was new to hitching, hell, I might've overlooked if it happened now because I'm cocky and think I'm all pro and got myself killed. Other than that a number of BJ offers, which only kind of made me uncomfortable, nothing pushy. That was the only time I feared for my safety.

 

[jake4569]

only had one so far, One guy was a nut who believed 911 was done by our gov. Do not conclude if I feel this way or against this idea. Point is, HE really did, too a point he carried alot of research, tapes, fliers, and all types of shit. Was soooo ready to get out of that car.

Its just on conspiracy theory why you so freaked out about it, and he's down for his cause just tryin to wake people up.. god this gives me hope for hitchin if thats the worst thing you ran into

 

[saje2u]

Just picked two kids up and when my rig broke down temporarily they were out and thumbing again before I could even pop the hood.
I'd have to call that selfish and ungrateful behavior - not even in the slightest interested in seeing your ride safely and completely through the journey is just as bad as bad pickup tactics = its a two way street, just keep that in mind kids; 'specially if a fellow tramp picks you up and is willing to convey you hours or days and many miles with little or no prerequisites, questions or requirement to help the trip monetarily speaking!

 

[Danielsama34]

Maybe flying a "NO I WILL NOT SUCK YOUR DICK!" or "FUCK OFF PERVS, JUNKIES, AND DRUNKS!" sign will help ensure safer rides.

 

[Sroek]

the government is going to poison the water supply of America

That's already happening. Sodium fluoride is regularly dumped into most cities' water supplies, a neurotoxin that was used by Nazi Germany to make populations docile. There's also chlorine.

It's hard not to be poisoned these days.

 

[GIRL]

If I had a dollar for every creepo that picked me up hitching, i'd be able to take planes instead for the rest of my life.
There have, however, been hundred times more nice/amazing/inspiring rides than bad ones. Its all in how you can talk.

 

[bryanpaul]

If I had a dollar for every creepo that picked me up hitching

are you the type of person that comes off as a "victim" ?....maybe...............................................................................................*looking at avatar

 

[TheUndeadPhoenix]

I'd have to say the shittiest ride I got was from this weird guy in.......................... Fuck. Some town in NM before Santa Fe on the highway that goes to Colorado Springs. He didn't try anything, I'm a 6'4" dude. Just gave me a weird vibe.

 

[spudnic]

when i hitched from sf to portland i was hitching out of eugene (wich i should have just hoped but i hadent rode much and didnt want to ride alone at the time) so this big black dude picked me up he was all gangster and blastin tech nine and shit i got in he handed me a for loko then started driving, seemed to be cool sence i was a bit sketched cause i was alone and i am a female and he was pretty big guy, so like five 5 miles down the rode this guy starts talkin wierd and tellin me im gonna have to suck his dick while hes driving and all this shit so i pulled out my knife put it to his throut and said you better pull this fucking car over or i sware i will kill you and he probably like shit his pants cause he pulled right over so i grabed my pack stoll all his cigarets and took his forloko and jumped out of the car and walked like 3 miles to a rest stop then got picked up instantly, that just about the only kreepy thing thats happen to me

 

[GIRL]

are you the type of person that comes off as a "victim" ?....maybe...............................................................................................*looking at avatar

Wow. Really ??? I dont even know how to dignify that with an answer. Im a short, 110lb girl. Ive learned over the years to dress like a boy when I travel. It should go without saying that I get hasseled about doin shit with horny truckers just about everytime I get in. My avatar is an image i came across on the net. The end.

 

[bryanpaul]

Wow. Really ???

noooo...... sorry, i tried to edit my post and add a smiley wink face or somethin ....to let know it was in good fun..... yeah.....dammit.....sounded harsh and rude......i just saw yer avatar and thought it was funny in relation to post about assholes pickin up hitchhikers...i mean not "funny"....but yeah....uhhh

 

[Puckett]

i think every girl has had a bad ride or creep hit on them. but thats just how it goes sometimes. and if they havnt then they must be really lucky or fucking ugly.

 

[GIRL]

noooo...... sorry, i tried to edit my post and add a smiley wink face or somethin ....to let know it was in good fun..... yeah.....dammit.....sounded harsh and rude......i just saw yer avatar and thought it was funny in relation to post about assholes pickin up hitchhikers...i mean not "funny"....but yeah....uhhh

No worries bud, its kind of hard to feel putdown via the internet, but thanks for clearing it up anyhow. Hell, if I was one of those victim girls you were mentioning, id of damm near killed myself ages ago over it all. As a girl who travels mostly alone, Ive had my fair share of bullshit. I dont regret any of those experiences, cause they were just that, experiences. I can now tell within 3 seconds of looking at my ride, where its going to go, and how im going to avoid it.
Yeah it all comes down to be able to joke about it, coming across straight off rude or aggressove in response to come on's could possibly turn a bad situation into a worse one. Girls have to use major intuition while getting in with any guy, really. Ive always *knock on wood* been able to steer a conversation into a different topic, as trying to get away with "oh sorry im into girls" has just kickstarted their horniness up onto another level. Never underestimate the power of a sad "i have aids" response somewhere in there. Ive had alot of truckers actually try and "keep me". When the fuckers slow down or stops somewhere, get the fuck out!! I have a mean lookin dog now, definatly makes getting rides slower, but they always mention something along the lines of "nobody will fuck with you with that thing!" ....little do they know he's the biggest sweetheart... but yes he doesnt take no shit from nobody. The last ride I got was from a Guatamalan trucker, with his little chiuhahua named Simone. My dog was lettin er rip the entire ride! His farts were stinkin up the cab so much he opened my window for the whole 9 hour trip!! I couldnt stop laughing, it was definatly a bad experience for the both of us.