(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stand upon any sidewalk, street, avenue, alley or public highway or grounds within the limits of the city for the purpose of hitchhiking, “thumbing,” requesting, asking, or soliciting a ride from the operator of any vehicle. The provisions hereof shall not be construed to prevent a person from soliciting upon a public highway, or a driver of a vehicle from giving a ride, where an emergency actually exists, nor to prevent a person from signaling or requesting transportation from a passenger carrier for the purpose of becoming a passenger thereon for hire.
(b) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
(Code 1958, § 29-10)
State law reference-Authority to prohibit hitchhiking, F.S. § 316.008(1)(u).