#autostop

• Hitchhiking — An informal and often free (or low-cost) method of travel, whereby a person requests transport along a route by signaling with their hand (usually with a raised thumb) to drivers traveling in the same direction. This social phenomenon reflects a form of solidarity-based mobility widely found in youth tourism or areas with poor public transport.
• Hitchhiker — A male person who travels by hitchhiking; a tourist or traveler who requests transportation along a specific route by signaling with his hand to drivers moving in the same direction. This type of traveler adopts an economic and alternative model of mobility, often correlated with adventure or youth tourism.
• Female hitchhiker — The feminine form of autostopist; a woman or young lady who travels by hitchhiking, relying on the goodwill of drivers to cover a specific road distance. For safety reasons, the utilization of this transport mode by women often involves extra precautionary measures in the roadside environment.