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If you need to travel over long destinations, taking the highway may help a lot, and in some place is almost unavoidablethe best option. Most highway entrances are bad spots, and many are dangerous. A good way to "hitchhike" on highway highways is to practice "station hopping": you only stop in petrol stations. Petrol stations (or rest areas, often the same) are the best spot ever, because . There you can go directly talk to people (show them you are nice and smile) and the car is totally stopped. EnjoyYou could also hop off at a toll station. This works particularly well in Germany and France. In Italy, hitching from toll Take a [[map]] which shows the petrol stations seems to work a little better.!

Do realise that in In most countries, hitchhiking directly on the highway is forbidden! In rare occasions however, you might be forced to. Keep in mind that it is very unsafe for drivers to stop on the highway, and that your own [[hitchhiker's safety|safety]] is also in danger. The [[police]] might force you to leave the area and could fine you, but in some cases they just don't care.