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Wait... they got in cars with strangers?
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
Description
Hitchhiking was a popular way to travel in the 1970s... despite some hitchers being accused of needing a shower and a haircut.
This episode will answer questions like:
- Is hitchhiking illegal?
- Why don’t people pick up hitchhikers anymore?
- Why do people no longer hitchhike?
- What are vagrancy laws?
Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen... and don’t ever get in cars with strangers.