Hitch Biking
Hitchbiking is a grassroots movement combining bicycles, cars and trucks to provide transportation for cyclists.
We all know that traveling by bicycle can save our limited fuel supplies, lower greenhouse gasses from entering the atmosphere, and get you in kick ass shape! Yet traveling by bicycle can be challenging and limited. Imagine traveling by bike, especially on a rainy day, and someone carrying a bike rack picked you up and brought you to your destination, or at least part way.
A homemade sign can be placed on the back of your bike (HB) Drivers see the sign and know you are requesting a lift and they have the choice to pick you up or not. I know, I know it sounds crazy. First of all, since this is a new idea nobody is going to know what HB is and in the beginning bikers with the HB sign will not be picked up. Everything has a beginning period and if we just begin this could evolve into reliable transportation.
Many people commute to work by bicycle being passed by the same drivers each and every day. Hitch Biking allows those who cannot bike to join in to save our valuble resources by providing the car or truck lift, at the same time connecting, talking, and maybe even solving some of the world's problems on a grassroots level.
Others enjoy traveling longer distances by bicycle. HB can make this possible. While touring you often find out about a place of interest only to find out, "it is only 40 minutes away". That's 40 minutes by car! By using HB many more interesting places become accessible on the trip, instead of having to stay on the same road from point A to point B.
I thought of HB while on a bike trip along the Thousand Islands. The time is right. After several descriptions of others who are taking the same approach I realized what was needed is the signage to alert drivers that you are ready for a ride if one was to be offered but you'd keep on pedaling until that time. This is where the sign comes in.
Since this is a grassroots movement everyone can make their own sign. The design, color and materials used is totally up to you.
If this is of interest please inform others and start the ball rolling.
We all know that traveling by bicycle can save our limited fuel supplies, lower greenhouse gasses from entering the atmosphere, and get you in kick ass shape! Yet traveling by bicycle can be challenging and limited. Imagine traveling by bike, especially on a rainy day, and someone carrying a bike rack picked you up and brought you to your destination, or at least part way.
A homemade sign can be placed on the back of your bike (HB) Drivers see the sign and know you are requesting a lift and they have the choice to pick you up or not. I know, I know it sounds crazy. First of all, since this is a new idea nobody is going to know what HB is and in the beginning bikers with the HB sign will not be picked up. Everything has a beginning period and if we just begin this could evolve into reliable transportation.
Many people commute to work by bicycle being passed by the same drivers each and every day. Hitch Biking allows those who cannot bike to join in to save our valuble resources by providing the car or truck lift, at the same time connecting, talking, and maybe even solving some of the world's problems on a grassroots level.
Others enjoy traveling longer distances by bicycle. HB can make this possible. While touring you often find out about a place of interest only to find out, "it is only 40 minutes away". That's 40 minutes by car! By using HB many more interesting places become accessible on the trip, instead of having to stay on the same road from point A to point B.
I thought of HB while on a bike trip along the Thousand Islands. The time is right. After several descriptions of others who are taking the same approach I realized what was needed is the signage to alert drivers that you are ready for a ride if one was to be offered but you'd keep on pedaling until that time. This is where the sign comes in.
Since this is a grassroots movement everyone can make their own sign. The design, color and materials used is totally up to you.
If this is of interest please inform others and start the ball rolling.
