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  • *drivers face a challenge; inexperienced or new drivers may find it difficult to cope *you may throw snow balls at drivers who don't give you rides.
    379 bytes (64 words) - 10:05, 22 November 2015
  • ...ovak border. There is a gas station at the slovak side. You can either ask drivers or just take a position with a sign. ...ied to go to both Hungary and Slovakia and both time I asked Turkish Truck Drivers because they are mostly stopped by police.
    382 bytes (64 words) - 15:52, 8 January 2020
  • #redirect [[Top tips#Making conversation with drivers]]
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  • Simply ask drivers at the parking lot by one of the supermarkets around there on the Russian s ...fore the customs zone, ask drivers at the petrol station. You can also ask drivers on the parking, and those queuing to the terminal. A ride just across the b
    1 KB (162 words) - 10:50, 12 October 2011
  • * '''For Drivers''': either spot hitchhikers (who use Klokan) along the road from a distance * '''For Riders''': along the road, make yourself visible for drivers (who use Klokan) so they might pick you up, or search for shared trips
    855 bytes (146 words) - 12:25, 19 November 2022
  • ...is going long distance if it has space for sleeping in the car behind the drivers seat. All of these truck stops have separate gas lines for trucks and cars,
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  • Get to the very west of the town (you can ask pick-up drivers to take you there) and you’ll see a military check-point which significan ...check-point, which means you’ll have a great opportunity to talk to truck-drivers and get a long-distance ride. Lots of these trucks are going directly to [[
    684 bytes (126 words) - 23:04, 2 September 2016
  • ...la is very common among locals traveling short or long distances, and some drivers might expect to be paid. However, if you clarify beforehand, most of them w ...es its way much easier, and since the fuel is cheap, it happens often that drivers can bring you much further than they are going as they are willing to help.
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  • Walking across this border is not permitted, but you can approach drivers who are queueing to cross the bridge. ...the road splits. At this intersection you can either hitch north (the road drivers take to [[Belgrade]]) or south towards Kladovo.
    822 bytes (120 words) - 20:23, 13 July 2012
  • ...e's a good spot where all little ways from the parking areas meet to bring drivers back to the motorway. You'll also have a great view over the villages. See Most drivers stopping here might go towards [[Bielefeld]] or further into the [[Ruhr Are
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  • It's definitely possible to hitch a taxi. In most of [[Europe]] taxi drivers recognize hitchhikers and in rare cases also pick them up. Just make sure t In some [[Africa]]n or [[Asia]]n countries taxi drivers are often annoying and it's hard to get rid of them. But even there you can
    769 bytes (130 words) - 15:09, 20 September 2014
  • ...a|United States]] and [[France]] but can also be common with 'outback' car drivers. It can also often be present at the truck stop or offices dealing with tra In [[Poland]] truck drivers commonly use CB Radio to help a hitchhiker to find a new driver during the
    1 KB (235 words) - 03:07, 8 October 2011
  • ...ch passenger, so you will have to buy a ticket at the office. You can ask drivers while you wait to be let on the boat. Once off the boat, your passport wil
    848 bytes (140 words) - 08:04, 5 April 2012
  • ...to cross on foot, so get in a car before the entire border begins (because drivers get a paper with the number of passengers on it). In the ukrainian side, drivers going to Hungary can be keen to take hitchhikers for increasing their cigar
    979 bytes (164 words) - 13:38, 13 September 2012
  • ...ne gives access to both directions on the motorway and third Luxembourgish drivers are not overly prepared to serve rides. [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] waited o
    962 bytes (150 words) - 14:12, 22 May 2023
  • ...rs from [[picking up hitchhikers]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] many truck drivers would give hitchers the waxed paper recording disc or tacho. The hitchhiker ...UK these days it is still possible and your chances improve with the older drivers if you have one of these discs. You may get a lift out of pure nostalgia or
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  • Unfortunately many truck drivers aren't allowed to take passengers, so ...here is plenty of space for cars to pull over and the road is very long so drivers can see you for a long while. Certainly every car which passes through ther
    1 KB (184 words) - 14:00, 26 August 2012
  • ...ar, since there are a lot of them driving around. Don't get fooled by taxi drivers in case you do take one, going 2-3 kilometers shouldn't cost you more than
    1,007 bytes (170 words) - 16:11, 5 September 2011
  • ...y to catch a ride. Also, it is said there is some drug traffic between, so drivers are cautious. Be prepared to wait long. ...possible thing to do is to walk from Vama Veche to the border and ask car drivers when they stop for document check. Regular bus from Romania to Bulgaria goe
    976 bytes (167 words) - 12:58, 1 August 2015
  • ...nk you're smuggling something. [[User:Mohit|Mohit]] had no luck talking to drivers, most of whom outright refused to talk to him.<br> ...dly, but if you are persistent and bother them long enough they might tell drivers to take you, increasing your chances drastically.
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  • Many drivers are avoiding the tolls, by taking the exit before them, and re-entering aft * Catch these drivers on the ramp when they re-enter the high way after avoiding a toll station.
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  • * Drivers are not necessarily working while they pick you up.
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  • ...o find a lift across. Before the first police checkpoint, you must ask the drivers of the waiting cars for a lift through. Every driver has get a paper with t ...nd if cars are queued up, you can knock on windows and talk to the waiting drivers.
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  • ...as a relais. It is situated between different highways, and there will be drivers from the south going north (onto A71 towards Erfurt) and vice versa, as wel ...e you want to hitch further south, e.g. in the direction of Stuttgart, ask drivers going towards Würzburg to drop you off at the Raststätte "Riedener Wald".
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  • ...eople who work as taxi drivers on little 'pick-up bikes'. As they are taxi drivers, they will charge you some money but compared to euro it's next to nothing.
    1,023 bytes (187 words) - 09:43, 2 September 2017
  • ...affic jam has some speed up to about 60 km/h and there is a safe place for drivers to stop (the emergency lane of a motorway, or a bus stop) it will be good t Be very careful with standing on the emergency lane. Drivers ''do'' break traffic laws to just get a couple of 100 meters ahead. The lan
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  • ...ecially [[Dortmund]] or [[Essen]]. On some days you'll find lots of Polish drivers going further to the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] or even [[France]]/[[Unit Some drivers might to up towards [[Hamburg]], but chances are low.
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  • ...advantage, espacially if you look like mum/dad hitching with their child. Drivers are maybe also willing to drive detours for you and your child because they ...is law to have such a seat, it is a good practice to show to the potential drivers, that you have such a seat in yor [[Things to carry|hitchhiking inventory]]
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  • ...rry terminal is a great spot to hitchhike from when leaving the city. Many drivers are going far, possibly even as far as Eastern Europe or even further. The You stand a slight chance of finding drivers on the A20 coming from the direction of Gouda, but most of them will be goi
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  • ...n, at the Vespasiano Veppo Square in front of the Continental Hotel, where drivers go slowly between two traffic lights. * The gas station Ipiranga Aeroporto, at Avenue of States, 75 where drivers stop there before go to the two highway beyond: the BR-116, which goes Nort
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  • ...lem for anyone to stop for you. There is a point on the road where lots of drivers do U turns, so it is better to walk a little past this point. There is no s Many tuk tuk drivers and local people will want you to get a bus in town, just say you dont have
    920 bytes (176 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2021
  • ...ng to Pasto. The road to Pasto is already quite challenging and tiring for drivers and takes a long time, so don't be too ambitious with the distance!
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  • ...ot so common for '''buses to stop for hitchhikers''', but it happens. Bus drivers are not like [[hitchhiking a truck|truckers]], but they face some of the sa
    284 bytes (49 words) - 00:21, 1 September 2010
  • You will probably be arriving by ferry to Ystad. Hit the truck deck and ask drivers for a lift! You're in a very good position - Sweden is a rather oblong coun
    276 bytes (52 words) - 00:41, 15 August 2014
  • ...r just generally being a nuisance can be dangerous and will not only deter drivers from picking you up, it may affect that driver's perception toward hitchhik ...ories of hitchhikers purposefully putting objects in the road to intercept drivers that pass by. For all of us, don't do it.
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  • ...the ditch. The entrance to the petrol station is an easy place for passing drivers to pull over. ...weg is an old windmill, "Benninkmolen". There is a small parking bay where drivers can stop. Although it's a local road many people use it to get on the N18 n
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  • Best options for a lift are to talk to the lorry drivers directly or stand at the exit road of the service station before the rounda
    288 bytes (49 words) - 15:54, 6 August 2017
  • ...it of the village, however, there is a gas station where you can ask truck drivers for a lift or thumb in its exit lane. That, seems, is the only chance in th ...ch bigger town (population around 13,000) is only 15 km to the south. Some drivers heading there point their index finger to the ground while passing by, impl
    1 KB (211 words) - 14:54, 5 April 2011
  • ...tances are different, stays back in the drivers mind. At the same time the drivers attention is on the right side of the road and here we go.
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  • ...s a parking space alongside the road with room for two trucks to stop, and drivers are coming through pretty slowly. Here you can stand and thumb. ...road. Unfortunately, trucks coming down the hill have enough momentum that drivers might not be so willing to stop. So, waiting times can be a little longer t
    1 KB (195 words) - 16:57, 12 May 2011
  • There is also a petrol station and rest area where drivers can be asked for lifts.
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  • ...directly to your destination, even if it is a bit remote. Beware of drunk drivers though!
    1 KB (201 words) - 13:56, 5 October 2017
  • ...s - at least, they did not when I offered money to them. However, private drivers will often request inordinate amounts of money for short distances, so it's
    1 KB (255 words) - 23:37, 4 October 2017
  • ...se of the police checkpoint there. You'll get incessant interest from taxi drivers, but if you accept their services do not pay more then 10 LE for the ride.
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  • ...s very easy. Just stand whereever there is space and not too much mud, and drivers might stop. ...for comfortable night hitchhiking along the road. But be sure to ask your drivers beforehand if he knows the road and can let you out at one, otherwise you m
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  • ...y, and on either side of the border there are rest stops where you can ask drivers. ...ation along the eastbound lane on the Hungarian side, one can thumb or ask drivers.
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  • ...to the Slovene border with [[Austria]]. I have been told repeteadly by my drivers that they also hitchhiked the country when they were younger, and that’s ...n your right, till you reach the second petrol station. You can either ask drivers in the Petrol station to give you a lift, or you can hitchhike from the bus
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  • ...topping behind it. A sign is useful, but due to the huge amount of Turkish drivers here, it is useful to also know the Turkish name of the place you're going ''I got offered food and drinks a lot by drivers stopping for the night and eventually got a ride going all the way to Budap
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  • ...tar ferries) checking passport and driving licence of all truck passenger. Drivers said not even try. Moreover very smaller traffic. '[[User:Fedecicco|Fedecic ...it for you. it helps you so much if you speak Bulgarian cause majority of drivers are bulgarian. I was lucky finding one speaking spanish paying for me an en
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  • ...nd has one main road around it and hitching is generally very easy and the drivers extremely friendly. ...d be taken with a grain of salt: Hitching on Sundays can be tricky as many drivers won't pick up passengers for religious reasons.
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  • ...north is a large parking lot where you can find lots of trucks and talk to drivers.
    471 bytes (64 words) - 01:51, 13 May 2013
  • Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
    636 bytes (79 words) - 14:16, 1 September 2017
  • Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
    653 bytes (82 words) - 14:20, 1 September 2017
  • ...y speak only Czech, sometimes some Russian and more seldom German. Younger drivers usually have at least a basic level of English. ...visible to the drivers - in summertime there are many speeding motorcycle drivers.
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  • ...directly on the highway and thumb it from there. You will catch many more drivers there, increasing your chance to get a lift. Just walk west past the Shake
    1 KB (239 words) - 14:45, 28 July 2016
  • ...erate yet. Right where the lanes merge. The presence of the officers makes drivers feel secure. The restaurants and the insurance kiosks have a much "darker" Drivers going from the border to Budapest may be going further to Vienna or Italy a
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  • ...and got a lift with the last one leaving at 10am (be ready to face grumpy drivers). ...urther up at the Shell gas station a few kms after the city and speak with drivers. Even if people don't go very far you could accept the ride. People do stop
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  • ...eersburgerstaße/Jahnstraße/Georgstraße'' close to ''Omira''. Unfortunately drivers who want to go towards these directions can't agree on the right way, so th
    645 bytes (92 words) - 22:28, 26 November 2014
  • Drivers will be especially encouraged to participate in these programs by: As with other form of social networking, riders and drivers will be matched according to personal criteria. While users may restrict ma
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  • Nice long ramp after the roundabout, drivers can see you from far. It took [[User:Zsuzsanna|Zsuzsanna]] 30mins to walk t
    565 bytes (69 words) - 10:05, 9 October 2020
  • ...nian side there is a parking area and a restaurant where you can ask truck drivers for long-distance lifts.
    517 bytes (81 words) - 14:33, 11 April 2011
  • ...are enough space to stand since it is kerbed but it is a bit difficult for drivers to pull out then.
    384 bytes (62 words) - 14:53, 5 April 2011
  • ...eb is filled with night clubs and prostitutes. It's good to clearly inform drivers that you're hitchhiker by a [[sign]] and backpack. ...is a small crossroad with traffic lights where it's possible to hitchhike. Drivers have many directions so good sign can help (write KV for Carlsbad).
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  • * Some drivers are far more talkative than what you would feel yourself comfortable. * Some drivers are far less talkative than what you would feel yourself comfortable.
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  • ...emmingen]]. Speaking an Eastern European language might be an advantage as drivers become much more relaxed and friendlier! We even received a coffee! June 20
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  • ...to make friends with the customs officers who might persuade (read force) drivers to pick you up. [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] was promised by the officer to be put
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  • ...the edge of town. You can hitch a couple of hundred metres after the taxi drivers. Get a lift at least to the intersection with the main north-south road, 10
    411 bytes (60 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2021
  • ...ce on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward rides. Because it lies on a major truck route, very long-distanc
    2 KB (272 words) - 23:37, 15 October 2015
  • ...rway services off the highway and is regularly frequented by long-distance drivers.
    604 bytes (85 words) - 23:39, 7 May 2012
  • ...fore proceeding to passport control and customs, so you can walk up to the drivers and ask someone to take you across.
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  • ...Europa'' link. Contacting a driver is usually done by email, although some drivers do leave their phone numbers). When getting in contact with the driver, one * some of the drivers participating don't pick up non-paying hitchhikers
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  • ...In Hebrew there is the term ''[[Trempiada]]'' that means a similar thing. Drivers may be aware of these spots and some may especially drive to the spot to pi
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  • ...itchhikers at gas stations<br />(hand-held subjective camera? Close-ups of drivers? Different angles.) * Shots of drivers who do not look at the hitchhiker and who run inside and outside and drive
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  • Arabic or French might be helpfull but not necessary. The drivers seem to be eager to share their culture and religion even if they need to r
    586 bytes (95 words) - 15:18, 2 February 2018
  • ....95734#map=17/71.00716/25.95735 trash facillitation]. One of the snow plow drivers told a hitchhiker to put their tent here and others camped between the tras
    577 bytes (91 words) - 19:43, 10 January 2020
  • ...rom the border and put your thumb out. Alternatively, ask the parked truck drivers. Plenty of trucks pass through this border crossing, and you may even get a ...e you can change Albanian money (lek) to Macedonian Denars. There are taxi drivers offering you to cross and drive you to Struga. We said: "no, thank you. Aut
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  • ...ce to a bike path by the river where the shoulder widens substantially for drivers to pull over. The frequency of passing cars means you'll get a lift in reas
    520 bytes (87 words) - 20:54, 19 June 2019
  • ...usen''' you can use the sign ''L'kusen'', which will be understood by most drivers.
    593 bytes (68 words) - 08:59, 20 October 2020
  • ...er 2022. If you arrive around noon in Careiro you might not find any truck drivers in the ferry nor the village. People say they come in the evening or the mo You can stay on the ferry all the time and talk to the drivers while they wait. Do not go any further on foot, it's only the jungle after
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  • ...e on the highways have too little room to stop to risk picking you up, and drivers on short, residential roads will be few, uncooperative, and simply unable t ...ride within three minutes. He didn't use a sign and found that just asking drivers to roll down their windows and asking them if they could take him East work
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  • ...ou come from the ferry the best way to hitchhike out is to ask all the car drivers on the ferry before the ferry gets to Puntarenas if they can give you a rid
    531 bytes (97 words) - 14:55, 5 April 2011
  • ...ety|your safety]] always make sure that you are properly visible. At night drivers might not notice you. Consider wearing a fluorescent vest and using a torch Sometimes, especially but not exclusively at night, drivers will [[picking up hitchhikers|pick up a hitchhiker]] because they are tired
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  • There are Stories of People that put a gas inside the cabin of truck drivers so they go to sleep and then steal all their things, including the load and
    595 bytes (103 words) - 19:31, 30 September 2012
  • ...e is a lot of traffic here controlled by a 4 way traffic light which gives drivers a very long time to see you before turning on to the interstate. ...c turning east here is usually moving fast but the road is long enough for drivers to see you at a distance. A large sign is helpful here.
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  • ...ng Faisal street), find a bus that goes to Wehdat (0.35 JOD) by asking the drivers. Tell them you want to go to Zizia (Al Jizah on some maps). ...d in Wehdat, find a bus to Zizia. Maybe you won't get a direct bus but the drivers will indicate you where to transfer (one transfer only, prices 0.35+0.50 JO
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  • ...stations (the first type) can be a difficult place to hitch from, too, as drivers have to pay a lot of attention to not cause any accidents. Then again, the ...ntil you're at a busy lane, stand next to the toll machine and talk to the drivers when they stop to pay (usually it is not allowed to hitch from the toll mac
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  • ...through here) and a good amount of private cars. Ignore the offers of taxi drivers, walk a few hundred metres from the border and stick your thumb out.
    636 bytes (97 words) - 14:56, 5 April 2011
  • ...u speak some bahasa indonesia, although it is hard to get the attention of drivers since there aren't many traffic lights. You need get a pick up and ask if y
    518 bytes (86 words) - 22:41, 29 January 2021
  • == Sinhalese language (with tuk-tuk drivers and street merchants) ==
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  • ...kely to speak English. Bring a Nepali phrasebook and -- because many truck drivers are coming from India -- a Hindi phrasebook as well.
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  • ...sk people on the ferry for a ride. Standing with a sign at the stairs when drivers are going back to their cars works well.
    661 bytes (108 words) - 16:06, 7 May 2013
  • ...of the road to stop a truck, so for long-distance rides one can ask truck drivers at petrol stations or border crossings.
    716 bytes (116 words) - 03:09, 8 October 2011
  • ...n the N2 freeway just north of Durban. Try to be discreet when approaching drivers, because it's apparently forbidden and the petrol station responsible might
    593 bytes (98 words) - 14:20, 24 July 2016
  • ...road isn't very wide there but it's still possible to get a lift. However, drivers in this city seem not to be very sympathetic with hitchhikers for some reas
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  • ...p for you in one of these lanes (there is no layby at this junction). Most drivers will be driving to the '''M4''' ('''J 18''') from this roundabout - the mot ...to avoid going on the often congested London Road. It is also much used by drivers coming from the west side of Bath.
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  • ...y and more frequently used. Head north from the city centre to avoid local drivers and taxis. The best place to stand is after the connection of the two roads
    673 bytes (111 words) - 19:00, 29 July 2018
  • Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
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  • ...s a fork there with a road diverging towards the town of [[Yenişehir]], so drivers heading to both İznik and Yenişehir would think they can give you a lift
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  • ...ign]] specifying your direction and destination or simply to preselect the drivers according to the registration of their car in order to have a less frustrat
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  • Taxi drivers may even give you a ride for free if you're going the same way and you're f
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