Hitchhiking in the ’70s and ’80s were more than just a way to get around; for many, it was a rite of passage. With backpacks slung over shoulders and thumbs pointed toward the open road, young ...

"More breakdowns. More problems." A new trailer has debuted for a documentary titled Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity, from director Scott Petersen (Out of the Loop, Scrabylon). The film tells the ...

Hitching a ride at the side of the road used to be a common practice, but now it's rarely heard of. So where have all the hitchhikers gone, and... In the summer of 1970, Joyce McKenny's friend asked ...

"What started out as two young Kansas kids setting out to find themselves in late 1970, turned to disillusionment and danger." Logline: In the turbulent social upheaval of the early 1970s, an ...

When's the last time you saw someone on the side of the road, thumb hoisted in the air, waiting for a ride from a stranger? The practice of hitchhiking has significantly declined since its heyday in ...

Most summers since I was 17, I’ve gone hitchhiking. In California, at 19, I rode with a stuntman who estimated he’d sustained 50 concussions. A few years later, in Utah, a young man said God told him ...

In the summer of 1970, Joyce McKenny's friend asked if she wanted to hitchhike to Maine. They were on Route 1 when a handsome man driving a '57 Dodge pickup pulled over and offered them a ride.