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Getting Around Italy: Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking (also called lifting, thumbing or hitching, Thumb up a ride) is a way of transport usually in Europe, in which the traveller tries to obtain a lift (ride) from another traveller, normally a car or truck driver or occasionally even a motorcycle driver. Hitchhiking is also called by term autostop.
If a considerable problem of transport was happening with the bus or other means of transportation, you might find Italians hitchhiking on the road. Hitchhiking in the summer in tourist areas maybe it might be a good idea because you'll get rides from Northern European tourists, also it might be useful in rural areas as long as there is consistent traffic (because you're still playing the odds), but hitchhiking near large cities or along busy routes is extremely frustrating. As long as you stay on the Autostrada, hitching from one "Area Servizio" to the next, you will not have any trouble crossing the country. Off the Autostrada things are a bit more difficult, Italians are generally very friendly and open people, but they're less likely to pick up hitchhikers than anyone else in the world. Hitchhiking is not recommended for women travelling alone. Hitchhiking along expressways and highways is forbidden. Hitchhiking in Italy is related with the flower child and "on the road" kind of culture. Therefore, this custom is considerate useless and out-dated.
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