1 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,800 Every motorist has the opportunity to pick up a hitchhiker. 2 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,680 For a lorry driver or commercial traveler, it could cost him his job. 3 00:00:46,660 --> 00:00:50,800 At times, you may wish the wife and kids were out of the way as you pass that 4 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,520 miniskirt coming alift. 5 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,820 The producers of this film wish to give you the opportunity to judge for 6 00:00:58,820 --> 00:01:02,420 yourselves whether hitchhiking should be banned. 7 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,400 Is it a form of Russian roulette? 8 00:01:07,070 --> 00:01:12,310 In the United States, they're thinking of a plan for the benefit of hitchhikers 9 00:01:12,310 --> 00:01:17,630 to, well, sort of license them. I think there's something like this in some 10 00:01:17,630 --> 00:01:23,110 European countries where it's a card that they can display and it'll show 11 00:01:23,270 --> 00:01:28,090 I don't know what it shows, but it shows that the motorist is probably safer 12 00:01:28,090 --> 00:01:32,610 picking these people up than someone that they can't identify. 13 00:01:33,050 --> 00:01:34,570 I never had any bad experience. 14 00:01:34,990 --> 00:01:36,230 It's really good, I think. 15 00:01:36,670 --> 00:01:37,990 It's the best way of travelling. 16 00:01:38,690 --> 00:01:42,130 In Europe, is it the same as in England? No, it's much easier. 17 00:01:43,090 --> 00:01:46,850 In Denmark and Sweden, it's very easy to hitchhike. 18 00:01:47,090 --> 00:01:52,810 There has been fairly recent reports of young girls being raped and vice versa, 19 00:01:53,090 --> 00:01:58,110 you know, young girls getting into cars and, you know, telling blokes, I want to 20 00:01:58,110 --> 00:02:02,450 go so -and -so, so -and -so, and then next minute, you know, they're at a 21 00:02:02,450 --> 00:02:03,690 station saying they were raped. 22 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,420 Okay kids, and now Have the top group of the evening. 23 00:03:26,060 --> 00:03:28,320 One, two, three, four. 24 00:04:05,300 --> 00:04:09,060 The way you smile. 25 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,600 at the festival this weekend. 26 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:39,740 Don't forget to buy your tickets. You can get them here. 27 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,520 Okay. 28 00:04:42,780 --> 00:04:46,440 And now we have another great track from the LP of the week. Here we go. 29 00:04:52,540 --> 00:04:57,740 What about it then? 30 00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:00,670 I suppose 31 00:05:00,670 --> 00:05:11,530 there 32 00:05:11,530 --> 00:05:17,810 are a number of hitchhikers in Britain, and I guess it's safe, but in the U .S. 33 00:05:17,810 --> 00:05:18,810 it's not quite that way. 34 00:05:19,350 --> 00:05:20,350 Well, 35 00:05:21,030 --> 00:05:25,550 generally they run into problems with, especially in the South, with drivers 36 00:05:25,550 --> 00:05:28,310 take advantage of them. There's robbery, mugging. 37 00:05:28,650 --> 00:05:30,390 a lot of times race with the girls. 38 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:34,610 It's an unsafe situation from the point of view of the students on the road, 39 00:05:34,770 --> 00:05:39,910 especially in the south where groups of people kind of drive around and just 40 00:05:39,910 --> 00:05:42,910 look for these students who they take advantage of readily. 41 00:05:43,570 --> 00:05:47,470 In other parts of the states it's a little safer because the attitudes of 42 00:05:47,470 --> 00:05:51,470 townspeople are a little more liberal. Hitchhiking in Germany is not as easy as 43 00:05:51,470 --> 00:05:52,470 in England. 44 00:05:52,670 --> 00:05:55,130 In Holland it's about the same as in England. 45 00:05:55,690 --> 00:06:01,490 But in Germany, you've got too much big motorways, you see. And it's not allowed 46 00:06:01,490 --> 00:06:04,990 to walk along the motorways, only at the roads leading to the motorways. 47 00:06:05,430 --> 00:06:09,090 How do girls get on in Europe on hitchhikes? 48 00:06:09,690 --> 00:06:12,510 The girls get a more easier lift than boys. 49 00:06:12,810 --> 00:06:16,630 I hitchhiked for two weeks to North Wales with a Dutch girl, and most times 50 00:06:16,630 --> 00:06:20,490 five or ten minutes I had already a lift. But when I went to Scotland, I 51 00:06:20,490 --> 00:06:21,490 hitchhiked alone. 52 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:25,240 It took most times half an hour when you're a boy alone of two boys. 53 00:06:25,780 --> 00:06:29,260 It's more difficult than to get a lift with a girl or two girls. 54 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,820 Excuse me, do you hitchhike? Oh yes, I used to hitch. 55 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,880 Would you like to tell us about it? 56 00:06:38,140 --> 00:06:38,779 Why not? 57 00:06:38,780 --> 00:06:40,060 No, it's not a pretty story. 58 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,120 I was visiting my boyfriend who was in the army. 59 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,220 If he couldn't get leave, I would visit him. 60 00:06:47,660 --> 00:06:50,620 I was carefree and a little wild in those days. 61 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,980 Of course I wouldn't accept a lift with just anyone. 62 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,560 When you are a girl, it's easy to get lifts. 63 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,640 But I made a point of waiting for the right one. 64 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,560 At least I thought it was the right lift. 65 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,900 Hello. I'm Alan. This is my wife, Margaret. 66 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:18,100 Hi. 67 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,100 Thanks for the lift. My name is Susanne. 68 00:07:20,570 --> 00:07:21,570 Where are you heading? 69 00:07:21,630 --> 00:07:24,710 I'm trying to get to Bondham. My boyfriend is in the army. 70 00:07:25,750 --> 00:07:26,750 You're lucky. 71 00:07:26,770 --> 00:07:29,250 We're going much sooner, yes? To Poole, in fact. 72 00:07:29,550 --> 00:07:30,730 And so you've picked the right car. 73 00:07:31,450 --> 00:07:34,150 The only thing is, I hope you're not in too much of a hurry. 74 00:07:34,690 --> 00:07:35,950 It's very nice of you. 75 00:07:36,410 --> 00:07:40,510 I'm not in a great hurry, but are you sure I won't be in the way? 76 00:07:40,730 --> 00:07:42,810 We're only too pleased to have you join us. 77 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:44,830 Why not? 78 00:07:45,570 --> 00:07:46,710 I said so. 79 00:07:47,170 --> 00:07:48,430 I'm not a child. 80 00:07:48,940 --> 00:07:50,000 Not grown up, either. 81 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,200 Oh, 82 00:07:54,020 --> 00:07:58,440 now what the bloody hell's wrong? 83 00:07:58,740 --> 00:07:59,639 It's her. 84 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,580 She's off to some pot thing or something on Saturday. 85 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,320 Well, what's wrong with her, then? 86 00:08:04,980 --> 00:08:10,000 It's not right a girl of her age travelling that far alone. I won't be 87 00:08:10,140 --> 00:08:11,140 I'm going with Anne. 88 00:08:11,780 --> 00:08:13,440 That's all right. She's a nice enough girl. 89 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:15,800 I don't like it. 90 00:08:17,710 --> 00:08:19,930 You'll pay it yourself, won't you, love? Of course I will. 91 00:08:20,410 --> 00:08:22,870 How's she going to get there? She hasn't enough money. 92 00:08:23,910 --> 00:08:27,610 Look, just don't be late, haven't you? You know your mother worries. 93 00:08:28,150 --> 00:08:29,250 Oh, thanks, Dad. 94 00:08:31,790 --> 00:08:32,950 I'll never pick those up. 95 00:08:33,630 --> 00:08:34,909 Only chance. 96 00:08:35,210 --> 00:08:37,929 The only truck that I pick up is a lorry driver, and you know he's a lorry 97 00:08:37,929 --> 00:08:39,789 driver because he's got his log foot in his hand. 98 00:08:40,390 --> 00:08:41,530 That's the only truck I pick up. 99 00:08:41,750 --> 00:08:42,750 It's your uncle's, sir. 100 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:47,480 We've got nothing against them at all, but the reason that we don't pick them 101 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:52,080 up, or at least I don't pick them up, is because they're not insured and if 102 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,720 anything happens, we get instant dismissal. 103 00:09:24,330 --> 00:09:25,330 Come on, then! 104 00:10:49,580 --> 00:10:50,580 can hitch just as fast. 105 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:52,540 We'll have some to spend when we get there. 106 00:13:44,620 --> 00:13:45,620 How much is that, please? 107 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:46,780 Can I have a kick out of you? 108 00:13:48,540 --> 00:13:49,860 It's not as bad as it seems. 109 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,100 Hey, Chuck, where did you find those two? Mind your own business. 110 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,060 If you want me to take over, I'll show them the way. Not you. They're only 111 00:13:59,540 --> 00:14:00,980 They're paying up for what I want, man. 112 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:02,540 Jailbait me. 113 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:03,560 Take it from me. 114 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,940 Yeah, got some cheek, eh? 115 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,360 So you like these pop scenes, do you? 116 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:00,080 Yes, they're fun. 117 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:03,640 Plenty of boys there. 118 00:16:04,060 --> 00:16:05,960 Yes. I'll bet you like that. 119 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,540 Well, it's all right, I suppose. 120 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,500 Don't tell me you don't like boys. 121 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,080 Of course we do. 122 00:16:20,540 --> 00:16:23,480 Well, I don't know about you two, but I'm hungry. 123 00:16:23,700 --> 00:16:24,679 How about dinner? 124 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:25,680 That'd be lovely. 125 00:16:26,469 --> 00:16:28,570 Look, you really have been so nice. 126 00:16:28,930 --> 00:16:31,150 Not another word, you're eating with us. 127 00:16:31,550 --> 00:16:32,550 Let's settle that. 128 00:16:32,710 --> 00:16:35,270 Look, I know a nice little place not ten minutes from here. 129 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,700 That's cool. How much do you want? 130 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Five pounds. 131 00:18:17,260 --> 00:18:18,920 Five pounds? That's four. 132 00:18:20,180 --> 00:18:21,179 All right. 133 00:18:21,180 --> 00:18:22,180 Yeah? 134 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:30,540 It's a good boat. 135 00:18:31,660 --> 00:18:32,660 Yeah. 136 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:35,960 Where do you fancy next? 137 00:18:36,380 --> 00:18:38,690 London? Oh, so nice. 138 00:18:39,550 --> 00:18:40,590 Where is it? 139 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:41,910 The case. 140 00:18:42,790 --> 00:18:44,130 Yeah, great. 141 00:18:45,590 --> 00:18:46,730 I'm bored. 142 00:18:51,070 --> 00:18:53,430 We need a whole new scene, you see. 143 00:18:53,890 --> 00:18:55,990 Yeah, a whole new scene. 144 00:18:56,550 --> 00:18:59,490 A completely different trip. 145 00:19:09,830 --> 00:19:10,830 There you go. 146 00:19:10,990 --> 00:19:13,570 Bye -bye. Thanks. Take care, hon. 147 00:19:13,790 --> 00:19:14,790 Bye. Bye. 148 00:20:31,180 --> 00:20:32,700 Ever tried this with your boyfriends? 149 00:20:33,220 --> 00:20:34,940 Here, let your friend have a look at it as well. 150 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:41,600 Don't you like it? 151 00:20:41,780 --> 00:20:42,780 Not much. 152 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,020 I can't understand how they allow themselves to be photographed like that. 153 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,000 Why, it's early life. 154 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,040 reached 79 degrees Fahrenheit. 155 00:21:08,820 --> 00:21:10,980 Cars jammed the roads to the resorts. 156 00:21:11,620 --> 00:21:14,900 Meanwhile, police were interviewing youths at the Ashford Pop Festival. 157 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:18,320 Several were arrested on drug charges and other offenses. 158 00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:23,800 With another two days of the pop festival to go, a much larger crowd is 159 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,100 due to the heat wave. 160 00:21:48,779 --> 00:21:51,580 Thank you. 161 00:22:21,610 --> 00:22:22,710 We've decided not to go. 162 00:22:26,490 --> 00:22:28,190 Please, we want to get out. 163 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:38,730 What are you doing? 164 00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:40,830 How about a little payment for the lift then, dear? 165 00:22:41,330 --> 00:22:42,870 Oh, come on, baby. 166 00:22:43,190 --> 00:22:44,190 Oh, come on. 167 00:22:45,350 --> 00:22:50,650 I told you to keep out of it, didn't I? 168 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:52,560 Shut up. Come here. 169 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,540 Well, I'll have something to say to her when she does get home. Don't you worry. 170 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:56,520 Come on. 171 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,120 You going to the coast, man? Yeah. 172 00:25:07,580 --> 00:25:08,960 Come on, get up. Come on. 173 00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:12,900 Great. 174 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,479 Whereabouts on the coast? 175 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:19,480 No, it doesn't matter. 176 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,160 I see. Footloose and Pensive Free, eh? 177 00:25:31,260 --> 00:25:35,800 Let's have another drink. 178 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:43,640 No, thank you. I don't think I could manage after all that wine. Of course 179 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,340 can. Come on, we're on holiday. 180 00:25:45,540 --> 00:25:46,540 No, thank you. Please. 181 00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:50,000 Hey, steady on, steady on. You're driving. 182 00:25:50,330 --> 00:25:51,830 Well, you know I'm not spending the night here. 183 00:25:52,330 --> 00:25:53,950 Why don't we stay the night? 184 00:25:55,410 --> 00:25:56,590 Would your boyfriend mind? 185 00:25:57,870 --> 00:25:59,750 No, he expects me when he sees me. 186 00:26:00,230 --> 00:26:02,730 Sometimes I go on Friday, sometimes on Saturday. 187 00:26:03,290 --> 00:26:04,370 I'll hire a room. 188 00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:08,450 We can take a few bottles up, have a party, get a couple of hours sleep and 189 00:26:08,450 --> 00:26:09,449 off nice and early. 190 00:26:09,450 --> 00:26:12,090 Yes, come on. It'll be fun. Let's make a night of it. 191 00:26:18,460 --> 00:26:19,880 Here we are, girls. It's nice and quiet. 192 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,020 I thought you wanted to get out. 193 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,080 Yeah. 194 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,880 Don't you want to get out? Yeah. 195 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:31,680 Hey, is this a joke? 196 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:32,720 No joke, man. 197 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,320 Girl, it's mad. 198 00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:51,400 By now I was feeling a little high. 199 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,960 The hotel room was more like a flat with joining rooms. 200 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,700 I decided to take a bath. 201 00:27:40,620 --> 00:27:43,360 I was very surprised when I was joined by Margaret. 202 00:27:44,420 --> 00:27:46,320 At first I thought nothing of it. 203 00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,480 But then I began to dislike what she was doing. 204 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,740 I tried to brush her hands away, but she was determined. 205 00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:55,380 We began to fight. 206 00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:56,700 No! 207 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,120 No! No way! 208 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,180 You've been planning on this. 209 00:28:05,820 --> 00:28:07,220 Come on. 210 00:28:09,290 --> 00:28:11,070 Come and have a drink. Come. 211 00:28:17,170 --> 00:28:21,410 After drinking everything, I wasn't able to put up much of a fight. 212 00:28:21,770 --> 00:28:23,010 And it all happened. 213 00:29:34,190 --> 00:29:35,190 Thank you. 214 00:30:09,580 --> 00:30:11,480 It's awkward, I can see. 215 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,060 When I awoke, I was alone. 216 00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:41,570 After I got away from that scene, I went to the police. 217 00:30:42,210 --> 00:30:43,510 But they never caught him. 218 00:30:44,030 --> 00:30:45,510 What did your boyfriend say? 219 00:30:45,990 --> 00:30:46,990 He finished with me. 220 00:30:47,490 --> 00:30:50,050 Wasn't he very understanding about it then? 221 00:30:50,270 --> 00:30:52,650 No, it wasn't that. You see, I was pregnant. 222 00:30:53,590 --> 00:30:54,469 Thank you. 223 00:30:54,470 --> 00:30:55,470 You're welcome. 224 00:32:33,580 --> 00:32:34,760 Yes. Mrs. Ford? 225 00:32:35,700 --> 00:32:36,700 Yes, what do you want? 226 00:32:36,780 --> 00:32:38,100 Is your husband home, Mrs. Ford? 227 00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:40,140 He's at work. 228 00:32:40,220 --> 00:32:41,520 What's wrong? What's he done? 229 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,780 I wonder if I could come inside for a little chat. 230 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,540 Yes. Come in. 231 00:32:46,740 --> 00:32:47,740 Thank you. 232 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:57,980 Drink this. It might help. 233 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:06,360 I've heard your husband sent for. 234 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:10,040 Meanwhile, I'm afraid there's some questions I have to ask. 235 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,940 What did you say? I'm afraid I must ask you some questions. 236 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,000 When did your daughter leave here? 237 00:33:24,420 --> 00:33:25,420 What? 238 00:33:25,700 --> 00:33:27,960 Um, yesterday afternoon. 239 00:33:28,460 --> 00:33:29,540 She went with a friend? 240 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:31,440 Yes. Okay. 241 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,000 Did she often hitchhike? 242 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:41,320 I must know whether your daughter was in the habit of taking lifts, sir. 243 00:33:41,700 --> 00:33:43,680 Did she and a friend often do it? 244 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,340 What are you asking? 245 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:55,600 Mrs. Ford, I must know whether your daughter made a practice of accepting 246 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:59,240 whether she went out with a man or men regularly. 247 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:01,020 She was a good girl. 248 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,120 I'm sorry, but I have to ask these things. 249 00:34:06,380 --> 00:34:07,380 I just don't understand. 250 00:34:08,540 --> 00:34:10,520 My husband gave her the money. 251 00:34:11,020 --> 00:34:12,739 Why did she hitchhike? 252 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,199 I just don't understand. 253 00:34:20,300 --> 00:34:22,739 There's a car waiting there. We'll take you to see her. 254 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:02,340 I said she shouldn't have gone. 255 00:36:02,740 --> 00:36:04,180 It's all your fault. 256 00:36:04,900 --> 00:36:06,960 For Christ's sake, you can't blame me. 257 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,480 You can't keep a girl of her age in all the time. 258 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:12,280 All right, Rachel. 259 00:36:12,780 --> 00:36:13,780 Thank you. 260 00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:22,380 Mr. 261 00:36:24,220 --> 00:36:26,000 Ford, can I see you for a second? 262 00:36:37,420 --> 00:36:38,420 Yes, Doctor. 263 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,660 Well, I'm sorry it's too early to say anything yet. 264 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:43,480 But she's going to be all right. 265 00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:46,840 Well, as I said before, it's too early to promise anything. 266 00:36:47,140 --> 00:36:48,560 Of course, we're doing all we can. 267 00:36:49,260 --> 00:36:53,040 Yes. But, Mr. Ford, there's one thing you must understand. 268 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:55,660 She is blind. 269 00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:00,240 I'm sorry.