# Have you ever given or taken a ride from a stranger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712 "2021-02-11T22:57:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712/1 "2021-02-11T22:57:54Z")
Over in the [Karma Bank thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposits-in-the-karma-bank/932659/18), a few posts discuss hitch-hiking, with a few people mentioning giving a ride to a stranger on occasion. I thought this would be an interesting topic - so, have you ever given a ride to a stranger, or taken one from a stranger? What were the circumstances? I have accepted a ride only once. Was hiking in the mountains of northern Italy many years ago, was tired and hungry, so descended to the road that was roughly parallel to the trail I was on, and just stuck out my thumb. A few minutes later a man drove up in his Mercedes and I stated the town I wanted to get to, which was a few miles a way, and he opened the door, I hopped in, and a few minutes later I was where I wanted to be. I do not recall ever giving a ride to someone, tho. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712)._