One of the main goals of Abgefahren e.V. is offer information and contacts to the press and the public. On this page we provide some basic information. Our press spokesperson and the board of Directors are happy to answer your questions.
Press releases
- April 10, 2016 – Whitsun Race 2016
- May 7, 2015 – Whitsun Race 2015 (available in German only)
Press images
Many stock images available on the internet display on reproduce common stereotypes about hitchhiking. In the past good articles about hitchhiking have often been combined with poor stock images which spoiled the article.
On http://hitchwiki.org/en/Press_images you find freely available images we endorse with a Creative Commons license.
Frequent questions
We are often asked the same questions and give the same answers. To give interested journalists an overview about hitchhiking, please have a look at our FAQ.
Science
Since the fifties scientific research has been conducted and published on the topic of hitchhiking. While the “phenomenon” hitchhiking was in the beginning solely covered socio-scientifically, many approaches are interdisciplinary today.
On http://hitchwiki.org/en/Media a collection of scientific work is maintained by members of Abgefahren e.V. and other hitchhikers.