[ferretchucker]

about 30 years ago when my dad first learned to drive, he was driving back home from a party through a dirt road. He saw about 30 yards ahead somebody ran out from the bushes and stod in the middle of the road with his thumb up. Because it was years ago he picked the guy up. It was then that he found out that the guy had been driving a little bit futher ahead when he picked up a hitch hiker who held a knife to him and forced him to get out of the car.

they were driving to the police station still on the same road when they found the hitchhikers car parked in a little space on the side of the road. The hitchhiker was just at the side of the car when my dad saw and arm holding a knife swipe for him. Luckily, my dad had left the ignition on and when the hitchiker got back in they drove off the road to a nearby farmhouse and phoned the police from there. I only found out a few weeks ago.