Back when I was in college, I remember driving around with a group of my friends, dropping them off at their houses after a party, and heading back to my place. It was a long way from home after my last stop.
I am about 10 miles from a town called Orangedale with woods for miles on end, when I run out of gas. I know, I know, it sounds like a scary movie, and no my brick cell phone wouldn't work!! LOL.
Well, I had to hitchhike. A nice guy picked me up, took me to a gas station, and I got home safely that night.
A few months later I am driving home for the holidays when I run out of gas. A sweet old couple pick me up, take me to the nearest gas station, where I proceed to call my parents for help.
These days it isn't like that. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 99.9% of hitchhikers are murderers, and 99.9% of people who pick up hitchhikers are ALSO murderers. Then there's this video.... sure to make you laugh.
