Geeky Traveller

Did you ever go hitchhiking? I never did; I was scared off between dire warnings from my parents and that movie, The Hitcher. However, once upon a time, many people made their way from Point A to Point B by tossing a duffel bag over their shoulder, standing on the side of the road, and sticking a thumb out into traffic.

Now someone has come up with a concept device called the iHitch. It would combine a cell phone, GPS device, and a payment method (similar, I would assume, to PayPal where you can pay a token fee to the driver willing to pick you up). You would enter in your current location and the destination you have in mind. Meanwhile, a driver would then respond if they were going your way – or at least part of the way, and you could confirm whether you were both comfortable.

The iHitch would work with a rating system similar to that of eBay’s methods, where you can rate both the driver picking you up and the person hitching. If the person is creepy or a poor driver, you would rate lower, whereas a friendly, courteous person would get a higher rating.

I don’t know if such a thing would ever get made, but the concept is interesting to say the least. I don’t think I’d be comfortable with “iHitching, but someone might be. Would you?

(source // photo – sxc.hu)

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