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Life in Transit
Paris-Sofia Hitching

Hitching under a Simpsons-like cloudy sky. A church in Sofia A motorway flyover. Looking down the central reservation.

A statistical analysis of an experimental hitchhiking trip from Paris to Sofia, passing through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.  For some reason, the Bucharest, Cluj, Sibiu, Bucharest to Sofia section couldn't be calculated.  Big thanks to everyone who made this possible :)

This first radar graph plots the nationality frequency (0-14) of the different drivers. The graph on the right describes the differing reasons for the driver’s journey (0-15).

Nationality radar graph. 
Here we can see the frequency (0-20) of the different types of hitching spots which were used.
Driver purpose radar graph.
This bar chart shows the daily distance travelled superimposed by the corresponding number of hitches.
A chart showing daily distance travelled and daily hitches.
Total Distance: 4331km; Total Hitches: 46; Total Countries: 8; Different Driver Nationalities: 12
Longest Wait: 45 m; Shortest Wait: 30 s
Total Travel Cost: €2.50