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Why don’t people hitchhike any more? Is the world more dangerous or just meaner?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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🕒 22 Jun 2025 13:01

Why don’t people hitchhike any more? Is the world more dangerous or just meaner?

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Whatever happened to hitchhiking? You rarely here of people thumbing a lift any more. Is the world more dangerous or just meaner? Ann Langdon, Essex

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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