I’ve hitched throughout the UK and large parts of Western Europe. Never an issue. I used pick up, but haven’t for years - it just doesn’t seem as common as it once was.
I once picked up a woman and her toddler in Lisburn, NI. She asked if I was heading to Newry, about a 45 minute drive. On the way, she said she was leaving her abusive husband and trying to get back to her mum in Wexford, but thought she could get another lift in Newry, which was close to the border. So I drove her to Wexford, about 4 hours away.
I still wonder how things worked out for her.
Boru
I once picked up a woman and her toddler in Lisburn, NI. She asked if I was heading to Newry, about a 45 minute drive. On the way, she said she was leaving her abusive husband and trying to get back to her mum in Wexford, but thought she could get another lift in Newry, which was close to the border. So I drove her to Wexford, about 4 hours away.
I still wonder how things worked out for her.
Boru
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