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HITCHHIKING ONCE UPON A TIME
Poland (then the People's Republic of Poland) was the first country in the world to legalise and institutionalise hitchhiking.
At the end of the 1950s, the Social Hitchhiking Committee was established. To become a member, you had to have 200 zloty in a savings book, buy a Hitchhiker Around the World ID booklet at the post office, and sign up for accident insurance. The ID booklet was used to record routes and overnight stops. Drivers who picked up hitchhikers were given a cut out coupon with the corresponding number of kilometres. The idea was to encourage drivers to pick up more hitchhikers. Those who collected the appropriate number of kilometres in the coupons could enter a raffle to win attractive prizes. The winner of the "Driver of the Year" award received a Polish FSO Syrena car.
...AND NOWADAYS
Even after decades, hitchhiking is still alive and well in Poland. You can still see hitchhikers on the side of the road, especially in the summer, waving to drivers with their own handwritten signs with the name of their destination. Hitchhiking has also taken on a new form of regular hitchhiking races, the biggest of which is the Auto Stop Race. It starts annually in Wroclaw. More than 1,000 participants, mostly students, race in pairs to reach a given destination as quickly as possible.
They have raced to Italy, Croatia, Greece and Spain, among other countries. Once all the participants have reached their destination, a few days of celebration begin.
It makes you want to start packing your backpack!
Laptop backpack 2099345
Size: (20L) 48 x 33 x 13 cm
Materials: 1800D polyester with PU coating
• 2 pen pockets
• 2 net pockets
• 3 document pockets
• 5 zipped pockets
• Laptop pocket 15,4"
• External zippered pocket
• Fastening strap for suitcase handle
• External USB charging port
