Hitchhikers And Drivers Who Pick Up Hitchhikers: Tell Us Your Most Unbelievable Experiences From The Road

Ever find yourself in need of a ride?

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You're on your way to...somewhere...and realize you need a lift. Or you have a ride, but something happens that makes you pivot and look for a new one?

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Or maybe it's just the opposite. You're driving along, minding your business, and see somebody holding their thumb, hoping someone will pick them up.

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Well, if either of these people has ever been you, and something wild happened from the encounter, we want to hear about it!

For example, maybe you gave a pregnant stranger a ride, and they ended up bringing life into the world from the passenger seat...

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Or maybe you rode in the back of a truck with some friendly, albeit smelly cows.

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Did you ever have a driver blast "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)" for six straight hours, only to drop you off in a completely different spot than where you thought you were going?

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Did you have a meet-cute-on-the-road and meet your future spouse from a hitchhiking encounter?

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Or, scariest of all, have you ever gotten a ride from a stranger who you later learned was arrested for a crime?

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Whatever your wild hitchhiking experience, we want to hear about it! Share your thoughts in the comments below, and your responses could be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post. Or, if you would prefer to stay anonymous, you can submit your story via Google Form.

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