tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post6940357693914956184..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Kidnapping, Hitchhiking, and Blaming VictimsRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-84809168800637128082014-06-19T09:05:34.880+03:002014-06-19T09:05:34.880+03:00You are right but it's not acceptable to say e...You are right but it's not acceptable to say everyone is allowed to do something known to be dangerous just because some teenagers will do it anyway. And if there was adequate transport they wouldn't have to except on rare occasions. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-61492004917042611932014-06-18T23:39:41.210+03:002014-06-18T23:39:41.210+03:00Exactly. Lots of people hitchhiked when they were...Exactly. Lots of people hitchhiked when they were young, and when we get older, smarter and more nervous realize that maybe it isn't such a good idea after all. Even if schools and parents were to ban hitchhiking, many teenagers would not listen. Teenagers are not known for sticking to the rules.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-70923509052699408192014-06-18T11:00:37.284+03:002014-06-18T11:00:37.284+03:00We were also forbidden from hitchhiking in England...We were also forbidden from hitchhiking in England but I did it once anyway. When I cam here in the 1980s it was de riguer so I did it too. Maybe I'm just middle aged and no longer believe in my own immortality (or anyone else's immortality). Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-2115693242836996672014-06-18T10:58:37.595+03:002014-06-18T10:58:37.595+03:00I used to hitchhike in Israel in the 1980s because...I used to hitchhike in Israel in the 1980s because it was an accepted mode of transport. I don't know if it's more dangerous now - probably it was dangerous then too. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-1948833372670564412014-06-18T04:32:41.608+03:002014-06-18T04:32:41.608+03:00In the US in the 50s hitchhiking was (I think) fai...In the US in the 50s hitchhiking was (I think) fairly commonplace, but by the time I was growing up in the early 70s we were firmly taught never to hitchhike. I imagine in rural and isolated areas it's still done.tesyaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-16015897410145573922014-06-18T01:00:38.999+03:002014-06-18T01:00:38.999+03:00I never hitchhiked, but plenty of people did when ...I never hitchhiked, but plenty of people did when I was young. Has it got more dangerous? Or is it just more likely that we hear about the tragedies now? Saying that I really really hope that these boys come home soon, their parents must be going out of their minds with worry xLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.com