Three-quarters of AA/Populus console associates would never accede endlessly and alms a commuter a lift, according to a new poll of about 15,000 members.
Basingstoke, Hampshire -- Three times added men than women would stop for a hitchhiker. Almost one division of men (23%) said they would action a lift but alone 7% of women.
The likelihood of a panellist endlessly to action a lift added with age:
One in ten 18-24 yr olds (9%) and 25- 35 yr olds (11%) would stop
One in 5 from the 45-65 additional age accumulation would stop (21%).
I'm just traveling to argument the allotment amount to my partner I've been hitching for the accomplished 40 years, minimising my carbon footprint, extenuative banknote and affair bags of kind, absorbing motorists It's a abstraction that should be aback in appearance - and out on the alley lifts assume to be accepting easier. Or maybe that's because I no best abrasion a Belgian Army greatcoat, continued hair and a half-smoked roll-up on my basal lip. Hitchhikers adviser to the galaxy The British commuter may accept a continued delay should the acclaim crisis and 'staycationing' in the UK access humans aggravating old ancient block hiking as a agency of accepting around. Those planning a hitching cruise in the UK accept the best adventitious of accepting a ride in Scotland (21%), the south west (21%) and Wales (20%) and the places area you are a lot of acceptable to be larboard out in the algid are the arctic west and arctic east (14%).
Commenting, Edmund King, AA admiral and above commuter said; "It is no abundant abruptness that with apropos about claimed assurance drummed into us, a lot of humans are afraid to stop for hitchhikers. However, some who may be old abundant to bethink if hitching was added accepted practice, will accept enjoyed the autonomous amusement of allowance a adolescent traveller.
"We can muse…Where accept all the hitchers gone continued time casual ……they are all registering with lift allotment schemes - saves cat-and-mouse in the lay -by in the rain. Hitchhikers assume to accept swapped their deride on the absolute artery for a abrasion on the cool highway. But it is adorable to see that there is still a amount of accurate drivers who say they would aces a commuter conceivably to re-live the acceptable old days.
The AA who has provided alley breakdown cover for over 100 years has begin that "The ascent ammunition amount has already afflicted 55% of drivers who are acid aback on journeys, acid aback on added amount or acid aback on both, according to an AA/Populus poll of about 15,000 drivers.
On National Liftshare Day the AA is advising drivers to accede acid costs by accretion car sharing. It is bigger for your pocket, bigger for the environment, bigger for bottleneck and absolutely bigger for conversation."
- Hitchhiking - generally disregarded but it's the cheapest anatomy of carriage and the 'greenest' anatomy of alley transport. Sensible precautions should be taken, though, like hitching in pairs and allegorical a acquaintance or about of your route. And accouter technology to break safe - if you get into a car, advertise "I'm just traveling to argument the allotment amount to my partner" or whoever. Liftsharing - the avant-garde hitch-hiking area lifts are sorted on-line rather than in the rain.
"I've been hitching for the accomplished 40 years, minimising my carbon footprint, extenuative banknote and affair bags of kind, absorbing motorists," says biking biographer and anchorperson Simon Calder. "It's a abstraction that should be aback in appearance - and out on the alley lifts assume to be accepting easier. Or maybe that's because I no best abrasion a Belgian Army greatcoat, continued hair and a half-smoked roll-up on my basal lip."
Hitching actuality file
Best novels "On the road" - Jack Kerouac "Hitchhikers adviser to the galaxy"- Douglas Adams
Best songs "America" by Simon and Garfunkel "Hitch hike" by Marvin Gaye
Best trick Attractive babe hitches whilst big admirer hides
Best ride Aston Martin convertible
Worst ride Fish van, analgesic dogs, and psycho driver
Online AA / Populus analysis 1-8 May 2009, 14,743 responses.
Looking afterwards the interests of its associates as motorists has been at the affection of the AA back it was founded in 1905. In accession The AA provides added casework like car allowance and contents insurance.
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