>You don't need hitchhiking if there's decent and affordable public transportation. Did you read the article? Even glance at it? Or did you just come here to s

>You don't need hitchhiking if there's decent and affordable public transportation. Did you read the article? Even glance at it? Or did you just come here to start riffing on America's car culture? FTA: >In many countries, hitchhiking isn’t just accepted but encouraged. Some municipal governments in the Netherlands, for example, install “Liftplaats” signs in desirable hitchhiking locations. And in places like Moscow and many parts of Cuba, where car ownership is less common than in the U.S., sticking your hand out is just as likely to get you a ride in a private vehicle as a taxi.