Amber

  Rider

  “I think people are just told to be afraid,   and I try to go against that as much as   possible”

When Amber Coon isn’t practicing “vegan outreach” on American college campuses or volunteering at her local spay and neuter clinic, she can be found behind the counter at a falafel shop in Syracuse, NY.

Two years ago 22-year-old Amber and her boyfriend decided to road-trip from Seattle down to Tijuana over the summer.

Only problem was, they didn’t have a car.

So the couple planned the trip usingcraigslist, heading south as rideshare opportunities presented themselves.

Six or seven rides later, they were sipping margaritas in the Mexican sun.

 

 Listen to Amber talk about ridesharing down the west  coast, riding as a woman, and what she calls the  “hitchhiker’s credo.”