# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712/16 "2021-02-12T00:49:36Z")
Between jobs, some 30 years ago. I was a volunteer counselor for a summer camp run by the county, alternating one week in a county high school and one week in Prince William Forest. Camp had closed for the day so I was on my way from the high school to the county mental health program I participated in, a work rehab sort of place. The walk was only about a mile but it was pouring rain. I was walking along, minding my own business, and this black sports car pulled up behind me; something like a 300ZX with 2+2 seats. Two young ladies were inside and invited me out of the rain. We dithered for a bit then the passenger slid into the back so I got in; I told them where I was headed but they weren’t sure where that was. So I had them drop me at the post office straight up the road, that was around the corner and a couple of blocks from the mental health place. I’ve been mistaken for a cop a few times when wearing my raincoat. The young ladies probably thought I was one at first. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712)._