Slugging
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Slugging, also known as casual carpooling and flexible carpooling, is the practice of forming ad hoc, informal carpools for purposes of commuting, essentially a variation of hitchhiking. A driver pick
Various sites in Northern Virginia are designated as "carpool staging areas", that is, slug lines.
Hitchhiking
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Hitchhiking is a means of transportation that relies on soliciting rides from individuals, usually strangers. Recognized hand gestures, signage, and casual prearrangement, as in a solicitation at a re
Slugging
…casual carpooling and flexible carpooling, is the practice of forming ad hoc, informal carpools for purposes of commuting, essentially a variation of hitchhiking. A driver picks up these non-paying passengers (known as "slugs" or "sluggers") at key locations, as having these additional passengers means that the…
A man and woman hitchhiking near Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1936, photograph by Walker Evans
A man with both a physical gesture and a sign
A typical hitchhiker's gesture in Europe, North America, South America, and Australia
Mitfahrbank with destination signs in Flensburg, Germany