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  2. The Straight Story - Wikipedia

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    On the side of the highway, Alvin passes a young female hitchhiker who later approaches his campfire. In conversation, Alvin deduces that she is pregnant and has run away from home. Alvin tells her about the importance of family by describing a bundle of sticks that is hard to break compared to a single stick.

  3. Hitchhiking - Wikipedia

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    A typical hitchhiker's gesture. Hitchhikers use a variety of signals to indicate they need a ride. Indicators can be physical gestures or displays including written signs. [1] The physical gestures, e.g., hand signals, hitchhikers use differ around the world: In some African countries, the hitchhiker's hand is held with the palm facing upwards. [2]

  4. Vanishing hitchhiker - Wikipedia

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    The vanishing hitchhiker (or variations such as the ghostly hitchhiker, disappearing hitchhiker, phantom hitchhiker) is an urban legend in which people travelling by vehicle, meet with or are accompanied by a hitchhiker who subsequently vanishes without explanation, often from a moving vehicle. [1]

  5. 84-year-old charged in 1974 cold case murder of hitchhiker ...

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    The octogenarian stabbed the hitchhiker in the back after she refused his request for "sexual contact," according to court docs. 84-year-old charged in 1974 cold case murder of hitchhiker thanks ...

  6. Work at Hwy. 1 slide in Big Sur halted after crews notice new ...

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    Regent’s Slide on Highway 1. This map shows the location of the Regent’s Slide along the Big Sur Coast, including the surrounding areas like Santa Cruz, Monterey, Cambria, and San Luis Obispo.

  7. Part of Highway 1 near Big Sur crumbles as new landslide ...

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    Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.

  8. The Hitch-Hiker (The Twilight Zone) - Wikipedia

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    Nan is now convinced that the hitchhiker is trying to kill her. She continues to drive, becoming more and more afraid, stopping only when necessary. Every time she stops, however, the hitchhiker is there, always ahead of her. She takes a side road in New Mexico but gets stranded when she runs out of gas. She reaches a gas station on foot but it ...

  9. List of reportedly haunted highways - Wikipedia

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    Bei Yi Highway, Taiwan: part of Provincial highway no. 9, Bei Yi Highway connects Taipei and Yilan County. The highway used to be a fatal road in Taiwan due to bad road conditions. Much ghost money (joss money) along the highway was a common sight in the past. The ghost money was scattered on the highway to appease the spirits.