Re: [Pen-l] why don't we legalize hitchhiking?

[Bill Lear <rael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday, February 9, 2009 at 13:24:00 (-0600) Robert Naiman writes:
>Wouldn't it be a Pareto improvement if hitchhiking were made safe, legal,
>and reliable in America?
>
>Every day, all across America, vehicles are traveling from point A to point
>B with unused passenger capacity.
>
>At any point in time, if you, as a potential passenger, want to go from one
>city in the continental United States to another, it is very likely that a
>path between the two cities exists that is going to be traversed by vehicles
>with unused passenger capacity.
>
>Suppose that an effective market existed for matching passengers to drivers,
>with the feature that it gave reasonable assurance to both sides about the
>safety and reliability of the other party.
>
>Wouldn't it be cheaper to move around?
>
>Mightn't it be a source of revenue for drivers?
>
>Wouldn't it conserve natural resources and reduce pollution?
>
>Wouldn't this be easier to organize today than at any time in history
>because of the Internet?

Isn't it already legal to organize a ride on the Internet?  It's just
illegal to hang out on highways with your thumb out.


Bill
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