Edward Ruscha

The one thing I miss is hitchhiking. Now there's no more of that. When's the last time you saw a hitchhiker? It's not that I consider it a great sport, but it was my way of seeing the country. The open road, especially in the western United States, is still very pristine, but everything else around it has changed.

American Artist

Hitchhiking is informal and not recommended in all places due to safety concerns.

Informal Context

Thumb up is a common gesture by hitchhikers to signal they need a ride.

Body Language

Hitchhiking customs and its acceptance vary widely across different cultures.

Cultural Variation

In nature, hitchhiking often helps species to travel and colonize new areas.

Natural Transport

These hitchhiker species don't move on their own but rely on others for transportation.

Passive Movement

A hitchhiker character in literature may appear briefly but has a crucial role.

Literary Device

Hitchhiker in literary terms can symbolize the connection between different themes.

Symbolic Role

 had a little parasitic copepod a little red dash of color on the dorsal fin a little pelagic hitchhiker that was going along for the ride now I've been very fortunate to work with some wonderful scientists and researchers throughout my career that's really what I do I parachute into their world and tell their stories here we see a photograph

Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...

 They were on their way home, and they were pulled over by a police officer. You see, Titus' car sort of resembled a car that was driven earlier in the evening by a man who raped a female hitchhiker,