I travelled to Jakarta quite a few times over the past year and was surprised to see literally thousands of people hitching on the main roads of the CBD.

Turns out they are 'Jockeys' that people pay to pick up so they can drive on the major downtown roads that have a 3-person min for each car. It's essentially hitch hiking to go no where.

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jockeys-and-ojeks-mor...