Hitchhikers

I don't pick them up for the same reasons as you. I am too worried something may happen..I have heard where people have been killed due to a hitchhiker...I won't do it and neither will my husband.

I wouldn't take the risk nowadays even if I could. There are too many dangerous elelments out there now and even if one was genuine it would be a bit like playing Russian roulette lol. You never know where it will come from. I don't drive at the moment and I don't think I will ever bother now as I am past 41 years of age and have so many other priorities. I wish I did know how to drive.

I don't pick up hitchhikers, and there are only a few cases in which I would. One, is if it is a mother with a child and I can see maybe their car broke down. The other is if it is a really old woman. But I wouldn't even pick up an old man. They can be stronger than they look, and they are more likely to carry a weapon than the older lady. In no circumstances would I ever pick up a man, because as a woman, I think I have more to fear from them. But if I was in a bad neighborhood, I don't know that I would pick up anybody.

Depends on the situation and who I have in the car with me already. If I know the person then of course I would, specially if their car broke down. If I don't know them, then that is when it will really depend. If nighttime, then chances are great I won't but will call 911 if they are stranded. Daytime, I'll access the situation b4 I decide to stop. I have stopped to help other ppl change a flat thou. It's amazing how many ppl nowadays that have no clue how to do that.

No..Never !!!!....you have to be very leery of strangers..there are a lot of very bad people in the world

I do stop for hitchhikers but only if I know them. I live in a small community and work in the public and I know a great deal of them that commute to the next town to work because they don't drive. I have never had a problem.

well i have picked up hitchhikers a couple of times nothing wrong in my experience :) but yes u should not make dat a habbit, its not always safe

Hitchhikers make me nervous. They may be nice people that just need a little help or they could be some kind of serial killer. I err on the side of caution and don't pick up hitchhiker.

If I am on my own - then - NO - never! I don't think it's safe for a woman alone to pick up a stranger and be alone in a car with them - you never know what may happen. It's sad - but that's just the way it is. Sometimes, if my partner is with me, and it's a really, lousy, cold, wet night, he might pick up a hitcher - but only if they are alone. People here used to hitchhike a lot when I was growing up, but it's a sad state of affairs that it's not really safe nowadays. Having said that, even as a teenager, I travelled the world alone, and was pretty adventurous, but it was the one thing I would never do. If I didn't have the cash for a train or bis fare, I just wouldn't go anywhere. I just didn't feel safe.

I used to when I was younger, but not anymore. What stopped me was something I had heard about one of our neighbors when I lived with my dad. I had been picking this guy up, when he was hitch hiking, on my way to town off and on for a few weeks. Then my dad mentioned to me that the guy had been in trouble for trying to rape another girl my age (early 20s) around that same time that I was giving him rides. I immediately stopped picking up him, or any other hitch hikers. It was just too scary to think of what might have ended up happening to me sooner or later.

The only time I will pick up a hitchhiker is if it is someone I know. There are too many crazies out there. I don't stop and help people who look like they are having car trouble either. I might ask them if they need me to call someone, but I never get out of the car or allow them to get in or near my car. It's just too risky.

I usually don't because of the reasons you stated. Also I usually have my children with me so I don't want to put them in any danger. I have picked up people who has broke down on the highway and was walking. I have not had any bad experiences doing that. I only take them to the nearest exit to get gas or call a realative to come get them. Most of the time all they need is a ride to the nearest exit. I don't let a stranger stay in my car over 15mins, that is my limit. But I am ususally alone when I do that but I also carry protection and keep my hand on it when they are in my car. Believe me I know how to use it and will not hesitate to use it either.

definately no,as much as i would feel sorry and bad for them,i would never take that chance.especially now adays with all the bad stuff going on in this world today.years ago was so different,people were picking up hitch hikers,leaving their door open etc.today you can even walk to a store alone.its really sad what goes on now adays.its very frighten.

I picked up a hitchhicker last year.I thought i knew him,when i backed up,it wasnt the guy,but he got in the car fast.My baby was in the car seat sleeping.He started pushing the buttons on my radio to change stations like it was his car.He had a "gas"jug with him and said his car ran out of gas.We were parked infront of a house.I saw a man outside his house behind us and backed into it.I told the man to get out and that this guy can help him.Well he had no car.The gas jug was just for getting a ride into the next town.Never,never pick up anyone or trust anyone because some of them just get out of jail and need a ride.Never again.

No, I don't feel it's safe for a lone female driver (or possibly anyone alone nowadays) to pick up hitchhikers. It's just something I was taught that women don't do.

we do not have that kind of practice here in our place, there are lots of cabs and jepney to ride. However in our bario there are hikers, those who hitch are mostly our friends neighbors and so I would take them, or offer a ride even if they don't hitch.

I used to pick up hitchhikers every now and then when I was in my twenties and early thirties. I used to hitchhike too in my mid teens. I was very lucky on one occasion, and had a super journey and made a friend on another occasion....there's always good and bad in everything.

I have, I don't normally, but I have. I once saw a good looking guy, he looked in a bit of a panic. Turned out some guy had picked him up & tried to abduct him. He had jumped out of the car & was now trying to get either back to where he knew he was at (he was from out of town) or to a particullar store. I took him to the store & told him how to get back to where he was staying.

The only way I pick up any one is to know them.I use to pick up people,but things have got so bad now you can not trust anyone.You can not trust your on self.It a shame but that is the way the world is today and it does not look to be getting any better.

That's just bad news. Nowadays people aren't trust worthy & its certianly not safe.