19 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Hitchhike In The 1970s

Back before the days of "stranger danger" and "true crime documentaries," humans actually trusted one another.

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Back before the days of "stranger danger" and "true crime documentaries," humans actually trusted one another.

Take hitchhiking, a practice in which one total stranger invites another total stranger to give them a ride in their car. It sounds preposterous today, but back in the 1970s hitchhiking was a commonly accepted way to get around.

In honor of trust and flying by the seat of your pants, here are 19 photos of what it looked like to hitchhike in the 1970s.

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Florida in the 1970s.

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Big Sur, CA, 1971.
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What could go wrong? Or right?

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On his way to Green Bay on Appleton Ave in Milwaukee, WI. 1977.
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Hitchhiking in Winnipeg.
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Toronto, 1970s.

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Hitchhiking on Hempstead turnpike, 1974.
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Looking for a ride in the 1970s.
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Massachusetts, early ‘70's.

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Posing as a weary ‘70s hitchhiker.
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Hitchhiking From Michigan to California, 1973.
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Thumbs up in Vienna, 1973.

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Hitchhiking in the ‘70s.
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On the move in 1974.
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Hitchhiking a ride home from college for winter break.

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“On a boat with some people they met while hitchhiking across Mexico in the ‘70s.”
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August, 1977.
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“He used to hitchhike across the country every summer once school let out.” 1976.