[Dan_Guy]

So last night I was coming back from a restaurant in north van with my girl, so I decided to take e detour through Stanley Park to check out the Downtown skyline ( lol@richmond skyline thread), and as I was driving through the foresty part of the park I saw a couple drenched in the rain trying to hitch a ride. The car in front of me didn't even pause to stop, they looked really disappointed. So I decided to stop ( while my girl was freaking out ). Turned out to be a Belgian couple visiting Vancouver who decided to take a walk from Science World to Stanley Park, but got lost and been walking around for 6 hours in the rain in the dark. I drove 'em to the Sea Bus station downtown as they wanted to wander around there and their hotel was in North Van. Had some small talk, they turned out really nice.


Question: Would you have stopped and given them a ride?

[d1]

I only have 2 seats so no

[turb0fr3ak]

no

[Vansterdam]

fuck no, ill given directions no problem and try to help somehow but they aint getting inside

[TOS'd]

So last night I was coming back from a restaurant in north van with my girl, so I decided to take e detour through Stanley Park to check out the Downtown skyline ( lol@richmond skyline thread), and as I was driving through the foresty part of the park I saw a couple drenched in the rain trying to hitch a ride. The car in front of me didn't even pause to stop, they looked really disappointed. So I decided to stop ( while my girl was freaking out ). Turned out to be a Belgian couple visiting Vancouver who decided to take a walk from Science World to Stanley Park, but got lost and been walking around for 6 hours in the rain in the dark. I drove 'em to the Sea Bus station downtown as they wanted to wonder around there and their hotel was in North Van. Had some small talk, they turned out really nice.


Question: Would you have stopped and given them a ride?

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[Gh0stRider]

no way.

[Hondaracer]

if it's fairly respectable looking people.. probably not lol

if its a crack head, nah

[El Bastardo]

I used to hitch hike all of the time so I know how shitty it can be. I usually pick people up and out of everyone I've only had one bad hitchhiker.

This is something where you'll have to judge a book by the cover. But even that doesn't work 100% of the time

[Rich Sandor]

The one and only time I gave a respectable looking stranger a short ride, she stole my debit card from my car.

[eurochevy]

give directions ..give them a number for a taxi after they get out of stanely park..how can you walk around for 6 hours..its called following the road that all the cars are going on in ONE direction

[SMDBICH]

to be honest, i would not even bother stopping for them

[murd0c]

Good on you for doing that, You made those peoples night. With the Olympics coming we are going to be seeing more of it for the next month. That sort of situtation I would stop and ask if its along the side of the freeway no.

[Greenstoner]

nope... not gonna risk for anything

[RiceIntegraRS]

I never stopped for a hitchhiker, but a guy asked me for $5 to fillup his jerry can who obviously looked like he walked a few blocks to get to the gas station i was at. And then i drove him to his Van after. I felt good about myself after that.

[Dan_Guy]

I figured, night, mid forest, bus is not coming, they got some shopping bags. Help em out, if they pull anything I ll kill them =).
I come from a country where giving/hitching rides is common practice. I doubt anyone would've stopped if I didn't =\

[snowball]

they must've been tricked by the Vancouver 2010 downtown map that claims that you can get from one end to another in 45 minutes

[Domani]

i'd call the police and let them know the situation.

[Boinky]

I saw an old couple (maybe around their 70's) hitch hiking on Cambie and 49th during the 2001 transit strike. No one was stopping for them. I didn't see any risk in giving the old couple a ride so I pulled over and helped them into my car. Dropped them off at London Drugs on Broadway. Felt pretty good after.

[tonyvu]

shiet man you got balls lol

i'd give em directions but a ride is just a little too much for completely random strangers.

[SMDBICH]

isnt hitch hiking illegal? i remember seeing signs of no hitch hiknig while driving on highways

[nack]

^but thats only on the highways :D

[GabAlmighty]

You sir, did a nice thing.

[achiam]

I'd drive slow with my blinkers on and have them walk behind my car as I drove back to the city.

OR: they'd get in, and I'd drive at breakneck speeds so if they tried anything stupid we'd all die by crashing into a tree.

[Solo_D33A]

I picked up people twice before...

first is at night like 12, guy was walking and asked where's knight st bridge... (I'm on River road between No.1 and No.2 in Richmond...) I drove him home (knigth and 41st ish), turns out he was playing basketball at thompson til it's dark and don't know how to get back...

second is one day with snow covered the ground, a old lady with luggage on westminster hwy by no.8 ish, have to walk to bus station, but that's like 1 more km away...

[Ch28]

Should of just called a cab for them.

[!Yaminashi]

Honestly, no.. I dont want to risk being shanked

[quasi]

I've picked up people a few times. Once it was this old man who reminded me of my Grandpa hitchhiking in a residential neighbourhood. I drove him around for a bit then realized he didn't know where he was going. He didn't know his address, phone number and he didn't have any ID. I ended up driving him to the Police Station it was obvious he has some sort of dementia or Alzheimers. I felt really bad for him but I'm glad I stopped because he looked like he had been walking around for a while.

I've also picked someone up on the highway who's car broke down. Then there was this lady downtown who approached me when it was raining and asked if I could please give her a ride 4 blocks to her office. It feels good to do things for other people but I can understand the dangers. I wouldn't give someone a ride if I had my son with me.

[you!]

everytime i encounter 1 it would be a group of girls trying to hitch a ride to a downtown club..
i roll my windows and talk to them for a bit, make it seem like i would give them a ride and ask what i would get in return
then they tell me that they'll let me party with them and i can tell theyre bs'ing cuz they can clearly see that im still on my dirty work clothes..in the end i end up driving away myself :lol

[slammer111]

^ My dad used to back in tha day (80s) until he picked up some white chick who also asked him for $2 for coffee. When he refused, she threatened to report him to the police for raping her. :eek: No joke.

Other than 1 other time (90s) where we gave someone with a snowboard a lift up Mt. Seymour, I don't think anyone in the family has done it.

Blame the ppl who f*ck it up for everyone. Kind of like bums who sue after getting "bad" free food.

[umpadupa]

after i watched the movie.. fk no man

[nack]

after i watched the movie.. fk no man

i watched it in grade 6, i laughed at everything

[murd0c]

My mom told me a story when she hitch hiked when she was young (late 60's) she got a ride from some guy who took her in the middle of a field, she said she has never been scared in her life. She ended up yelling and screaming at the guy and he took her home but she honestly thought she was going to get raped or killed. After that she only hitch hiked with a friends and never alone.

[TOS'd]

The one time I ever gave someone a ride was at the Aquarium, and it was closing time so I went outside. And there was this cute Japanese girl standing alone. My friends all departed for home and I saw she was still there. You could tell she wasn't from around here. So I asked her if she was waiting for someone, and I found out she was here for home stay and that the family here were supposed to pick her up at the Aquarium. So I lent her my phone and she called the family, they lived in North Burnaby, and the family completely forgot she was arriving today, they thought it was tomorrow. So I offered to give her a ride to the family's house since it would take forever for them to come pick her up. After dropping her off at the house in Burnaby, she asked for my address. I gave her my work address (just in case). Fast forward about 4 months ahead, I received a letter from her from Japan saying how she and her family were grateful for my help and if I ever wanted to visit Japan I'd have a place to stay.

But after all these stories I've heard recently, I doubt I'd offer a ride to anyone else.

[FI-Z33]

^ if that happened to me, i'd be SO happy and proud of myself :D
that'll be so cool though, knowing that there will always be a place to stay on the other side of the world

someone i know, shes a writer and she travels around alot now
she worked at some starbucks place in london where alot of international students come to work part time while studying on their student visas..she met alot of people from around the world and now wherever she goes, she has a place to stay (well most) for example, hawaii, japan, korea, hong kong, italy etc

[rsx]

5 minute abs

[hotjoint]

nah

[Nightwalker]

I have a number of friends that do regularly, so I pick them up whenever I see them.

Other than that, it's super rare. Sometimes when they don't look sketchy. Always turned out well, sometimes ended up in some dates or free stuff.

[Meowjin]

sooo.... who in richmodn wants to make 10 dollars and drive me to mcdonalds?

4 road and williams.

[JSALES]

nope

[jeff_alexander]

sooo.... who in richmodn wants to make 10 dollars and drive me to mcdonalds?

4 road and williams.

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