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• Snow
  *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.
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• Šiatorská Bukovinka - Somoskőújfalu
  ...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.
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• Conversation
  #redirect [[Top tips#Making conversation with drivers]]
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• Torfyanovka-Valimaa border crossing
  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
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• Klokan
  * '''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
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• I-80
  ...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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• Janos
  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 [[
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• Angola
  ...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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• Iron Gates
  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.
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• Auetal Nord
  ...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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• Taxi
  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
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• CB radio
  ...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
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• Port Kavkaz
  ...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
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• Chop-Záhony border crossing
  ...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
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• Schengen
  ...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
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• Tachograph
  ...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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• Port Augusta
  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
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• Trinidad and Tobago
  ...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
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• Durankulak-Vama Veche border crossing
  ...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
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• Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing
  ...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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• A1 (Greece)
  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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• Hitchhiking a car
  * Drivers are not necessarily working while they pick you up.
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• Hrebenne-Rava Ruska border crossing
  ...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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• Schweinfurt
  ...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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• Hormoz island
  ...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.
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• Traffic jam hitchhiking
  ...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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• Lappwald Nord
  ...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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• Hitchhiking with children
  ...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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• Hook of Holland
  ...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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• Porto Alegre
  ...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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• Nong Khai
  ...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
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• Ipiales
  ...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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• Hitchhiking a bus
  ...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
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• Ystad
  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
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• Etiquette
  ...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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• Doetinchem
  ...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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• Thurrock Services
  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
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• Mekece
  ...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
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• Speed Hitchhiking
  ...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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• Barwinek-Vyšný Komárnik border crossing
  ...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
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• Abington Services
  There is also a petrol station and rest area where drivers can be asked for lifts.
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• Lajes das Flores
  ...directly to your destination, even if it is a bit remote. Beware of drunk drivers though!
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• Inner Mongolia
  ...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
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• Dahab
  ...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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• M9 (Russia)
  ...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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• Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing
  ...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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• Maribor
  ...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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• Vidin
  ...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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• Brindisi
  ...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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• Montserrat
  ...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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• Rivas (Nicaragua)
  ...north is a large parking lot where you can find lots of trucks and talk to drivers.
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• Börde Nord
  Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
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• Börde Süd
  Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
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• Czech Republic
  ...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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• Traralgon
  ...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
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• Ártánd-Borş border crossing
  ...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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• Boa Vista
  ...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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• Ravensburg
  ...eersburgerstaße/Jahnstraße/Georgstraße'' close to ''Omira''. Unfortunately drivers who want to go towards these directions can't agree on the right way, so th
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• Future of hitchhiking
  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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• Reading
  Nice long ramp after the roundabout, drivers can see you from far. It took [[User:Zsuzsanna|Zsuzsanna]] 30mins to walk t
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• Ainaži-Ikla border crossing
  ...nian side there is a parking area and a restaurant where you can ask truck drivers for long-distance lifts.
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• Lacanau-Océan
  ...are enough space to stand since it is kerbed but it is a bit difficult for drivers to pull out then.
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• Cheb
  ...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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• The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
  * 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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• Bregenz
  ...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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• Guinea-Bissau
  ...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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• Qurgonteppa
  ...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
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• Budzisko-Kalvarija border crossing
  ...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
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• Berthierville
  ...rway services off the highway and is regularly frequented by long-distance drivers.
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• Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing
  ...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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• Mitfahrgelegenheit
  ...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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• Liftershalte
  ...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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• Project 888/Documentary
  ...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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• Mohammedia
  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
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• Honningsvåg
  ....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
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• Qafë-Thanës-Struga border crossing
  ...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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• Enniscorthy
  ...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
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• Leverkusen
  ...usen''' you can use the sign ''L'kusen'', which will be understood by most drivers.
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• Manaus
  ...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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• Cleveland
  ...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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• Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
  ...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
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• Hitchhiking at night
  ...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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• La Jonquera
  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
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• Des Moines
  ...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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• Amman
  ...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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• Péage
  ...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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• Sarp-Sarpi border crossing
  ...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.
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• Manado
  ...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
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• Sri Lanka
  == Sinhalese language (with tuk-tuk drivers and street merchants) ==
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• Nepal
  ...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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• Picton
  ...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.
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• E67
  ...of the road to stop a truck, so for long-distance rides one can ask truck drivers at petrol stations or border crossings.
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• Durban
  ...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
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• Edremit
  ...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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• Bath
  ...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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• Berat
  ...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
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• Rüningen West
  Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.
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• Iznik
  ...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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• Luxembourg
  ...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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• Antigua and Barbuda
  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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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/appendix-2
  ...ntal status, parental attitudes to thumbing, hitch-hiker police relations, drivers' attitudes to hitchers as perceived by the latter, sexual and other 'unplea We tended to sweep into our net the thumbers other drivers had shunned. So we probably got more than our share of non-middle class, te
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• Osh
  ...e easy to find a truck to Sary Tash taking roughly 3 hours in summer. Some drivers do ask for money, if so, a reasonable price should be 200 som. ...2km later. Fare is 10som. Just start walking down the road and look at the drivers when they walk past. (It was very easy to get a ride and the road is in gre
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• Talsi
  ...] and the driver leaves you on the A10 just before the exit to Talsi (most drivers are doing so as they are heading to [[Ventspils]]). The best idea is to wal
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• Stavanger
  ...rnoon before finally getting an English-speaking ride east at 15:00. Many drivers did stop and were friendly (people generally waved, honked horns and were s
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• Blumenau
  ...asiest thing to get out of there, because locals are not very friendly and drivers don´t usually go very far. Alex and Bin got very lucky, because a guy from
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• Almaty
  Drivers coming from the north, west, or southwest who cannot take you to the city c ...her west than the crowd and raise your thumb. You may have to wave several drivers on before you can find one who is willing to take you for free.
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• Caracas
  ...d tapping on windows. I couldn't believe how easy it was. Just chatting up drivers while they're paralized in Caracas' notorious traffic. Make your self a sig
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• Finland
  ...hiking|petrol stations]]. The cars cannot stop in crossing areas, and some drivers who disobeyed this rule and picked up hitchhikers have been fined. ...Though there is less traffic, there is more room for cars to stop. Finnish drivers will only stop where they feel it is safe, so try to thumb at bus stops.
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• Benin
  the drivers are really obnoxious and annoying to deal with. The highway Nigerian drivers, you can spot them by lack of licence plates and insane
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• Zwardoń border crossing
  ...order controls here. There are no shops or parking areas on the border and drivers go through without stopping.
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• Kaohsiung
  ...white line on the ground, stand on the triangle space and thumb up to the drivers who are heading to the interchange. ...triangular space is the spot where you can hitchhike by thumbing up to the drivers heading to the interchange. If you don't speak Chinese, it's better to have
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• Chemnitz
  ...5, there are two petrol stations (Aral and JET) where you will easily find drivers that go to Dresden or Leipzig. There is also a McD restaurant before the br ...efore Plauen there is a Petrol station and "Raststätte" where you can find drivers who go further south.
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• Sylt
  ...r train and a car transport train. To get off or on the island you can ask drivers waiting in line to board the train at the respective train stations in Sylt
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• Birmingham (Alabama)
  ...both Nashville, Knoxville or Asheville, as there are many ride offers from drivers going towards New Orleans, and passing through Birmingham.
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• Solomon Islands
  ...m airport and waited 10 mins max, took 2 lifts and received money off both drivers. Then hitched to shipwreck 20km to the east and got a few rides with ease
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• Nouakchott
  ...[[Nema]] all converge here. There are way to many honking taxis and their drivers still offering rides. It can get really annoying after some time. But stay ...erally very crowded, so you might find it hard to attract the attention of drivers amongst the masses.
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• Beppu
  ...one closest to the campus is for directions southeast, the next one is for drivers going northwest.
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• Khorug
  ...inal 25 km out of town in the direction of Murgab. It is best to ask truck drivers while they load their trucks, as they won't stop to pick hitchhikers up on
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• Rødby
  ...ake care when you want to hitchhike from Denmark onto the ferry: Tell your drivers you need to go Rødbyhavn, not the city of Rødby itself. Another ferry con ...e meters you'll find yourself on the truck parking where you can ask truck drivers just before they buy their ticket. If not sure, just walk along the trucks,
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• Bjerkvik
  ...om the airport, for a meal. So you can sit and rest in between approaching drivers, stay warm and dry the whole time and replenish yourself.
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• Chotěbuz-Cieszyn-Boguszowice border crossing
  ...a large parking area here, where many trucks stop. You can either ask the drivers who have stopped, or thumb at the exit from the parking area. It is possibl
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• Anamur
  ...s (although not as much as the rest of the major highways in the country), drivers choose to largely ignore the hitchhikers — expect to wait up to two hours ...Adapazari|Adapazarı]]) overnight, lest the vegetables spoil. The ''roket'' drivers tend to have a more favourable view of hitchers according to locals.
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• Balykchy
  Avoid the bus station in the center. Taxi drivers will try to make your life a miserable hell.
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• Horgos-Röszke border crossing
  ...tion where you can ask drivers. Be aware that most of the cars are Serbian drivers going somewhere nearby, so it is not that easy to get away, but you will no Many of the drivers are ethnic Hungarians who are going no further than [[Subotica]]. If you wa
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• Lebel-sur-quevillon
  ...s very helpful to speak French. Additionally there is some hesitance from drivers to pick up those of Native American heritage. The bar in town has freindly
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• Weather
  ...le with just an umbrella to keep you dry. It also catches the attention of drivers. ...[[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] it remains easy to approach drivers to request rides. Statistics say that in the [[Netherlands]] - a country ge
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• Tehran
  ...inutes to show their documents to the Police, including a bunch of Turkish drivers who may give you a lift directly to the border. ''Note 2'' : many drivers heading to Esfahan will leave the freeway at Qom and use the old road for t
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• Psychology of hitchhiking
  ...on [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] by approaching potential drivers. Therefore, it is important to approach people in an efficient way. Neverth ...(1974) found that hitchhikers doubled the number of ride offers by looking drivers straight in the eye. A personal approach, as my panhandler knew, makes one
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• Maracay
  ...also a good spot to go West, direction Valencia, Merida, etc. Just talk to drivers on the gas station next to the highway entrance.
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• Hardenberg
  ...pick you up. Note: this spot should also work for Almelo, but some (most?) drivers take the N343 and only get on the N36 at Mariënberg. Since the reconstruct
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• North Macedonia
  ...will produce quick results with people eager to help. There are many truck drivers headed to the border of [[Greece]] but may be reluctant to take you through People are usually friendly and ready to help, although most car drivers will not understand the concept of hitch-hiking and private taxi is a major
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• Bystrzyca Kłodzka
  ...re you can also buy communistic-design matches boxes - ideal gift for your drivers!
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• Bishkek
  ...ut you in the center of the attention of our best friends, the lovely taxi drivers. If you want to avoid taxis stopping for you all 20 seconds, better take a ...he border from Bishkek runs north from the Alamedin Bazaar, but nearly all drivers stopping along this road are going only to local villages and, what is more
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• English channel
  ...to tell drivers that it's free to add passengers to their ticket, as most drivers don't know this! If they say that they had to list the passengers on their ...sked by the ferry/ticket operators. So, as of today, go for the commercial drivers instead of private people.
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• Mashhad
  ''Note'' : right after every pay-toll, there is a large bay where drivers going a long distance often stop to put money in boxes to bless their journ
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• Narvik
  ...he restaurant because it has hot food and seats inside so you can approach drivers while you stay warm and dry and even sit and relax between approaches.
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• Rostock
  ...ght turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: 1) Ask drivers at the gas station if they're going your way. 2) Go to the traffic light an ...e departure, so be there on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to get a ride to Cop
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• Mistakes
  == Don't discuss controversial matters with drivers or loose control over conversation == (e.g. Religion, Politics or Sex)<br />Some drivers need to bring over extreme political opinions. This is not food for debate,
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• Hitchhiker’s friend Certificate
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• Art of Hitchhiking (Exhibition)
  ...h its own experience of hitchhiking and its own focus such as hitchhikers, drivers, their stories, the chaos of the journey or the fragility felt by the hitch
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• Ambato
  ...own along the Panamerica and mentioning that as your next destination lets drivers know exactly where to drop you (if you plan on sticking to the Panamerica.) ...is the road you'll want to take if trying to get to Banos. There are many drivers going along this road, tourists and locals alike, so it doesn't take long t
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• Hannover-Langenhagen Airport
  ...a bus stop with a big bay. This is a good spot to start hitchhiking. Most drivers might go into the city only, but if you want to travel along the [[A2 (Germ
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• Brenner
  Should be no problem at least in direction north [[Innsbruck]], Austria. Drivers have to buy the austrian Vignette to continue. On the border control (there
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• MKAD
  ...t's 109 km long. The average speed on the ring is 70-120 km/h (though some drivers tend to drive fast like manicas). Average waiting time is between 1 second
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• La Ligua
  There is a little "Restaurant" for truck drivers with a huge parking space (the satellite map shows it best). Although a tru
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• Huaraz
  Most of cars are locals and drivers want money but you can get a ride in 20-30min.
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• Lay-by
  ...Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] to describe a roadside parking or rest area for drivers (equivalent terms in the [[United States of America|United States]] are "''
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• Terehova-Zasitino border crossing
  ...the main road from [[Riga]] towards [[Moscow]] as well as the best way for drivers going from [[Europe]] to Moscow if they avoid [[Belarus]] for mainly visa r ...st get in position just behind the barrier to be visible for everyone. All drivers stop just in front of you to get out of the car and do the last control che
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• Tijuana
  ...a ride towards Rosarito and Ensenada easily at the entrance or talking to drivers.
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• Hitchhiking with a baby
  Drivers love babies. Moreover, most of them don't care if you aren't carrying a car In addition to that, many drivers drive around with an empty baby seat. Those will feel ''compeled'' to pick
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• Hitchhiking in a bad mood
  ...avoid '''hitchhiking in a bad mood'''. You won't be happy and neither your drivers will be.
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• Pokhara
  ...n all and it was really slow (about 8 hours). That said, the Nepali truck drivers were super friendly, I got bought lunch and bananas and it was an awesome w
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• Hiroshima
  ...Numata PA, going East toward Kyoto:''' Got a ride within 20 minutes asking drivers around if they could take me. Most said no but eventually one said yes and ...It was snowing heavily and this was my first experience of actually asking drivers to take me, which was very nerve racking. The traffic was not very heavy wh
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• Siem Reap
  ...going to the border of Thailand. A written sign can be a good idea to let drivers know that you want to go further the airport, just to avoid to have cars/tu
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• Siret-Porubnoe border crossing
  ...ds [[Suceava]], it is better to walk back up to the border and thumb where drivers are going slow.
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• Chefchaouen
  ...ug tourists, who often drive rented cars and pick up hitchhikers. Moroccan drivers are understandably nervous about picking up foreigners with cannabis, so ou
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• Las Flores
  ...t a matter of finding one that has an empty seat at this gas station. Most drivers will ask you if you carry any drugs with you, as they're pretty scared. Ple ...order (named Juntas del Toro) and only got picked up again by her original drivers who went through customs 3 hours later. This was during the height of the s
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• Hitchhiking a truck
  ...as fast as possible. Unfortunately this also means they sometimes have two drivers. Then again, this might mean their insurances aren't cut by the crisis (??) ...ybe something to take into account. My experience is that Eastern European drivers don't even let you ask and always say no. Then again, cliches always have t
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• Gwangju
  ...tiful scenery. The issue with this spot is that there was little space for drivers to pull over safely.
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• Ancede
  ...wns around, it's likely that you won't find a direct ride, and have to ask drivers to get off to drop you at the tolls and then they can get back to the highw If you are coming from the west, Porto (from where the drivers coming from south also pass), or from the East, both on the A4, take exit 1
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• Reggio Calabria
  ...ompanies going to Sicily. You just need to stay with your sign and ask the drivers.
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• Saba
  It's easy to get a lift as most drivers will stop, depending on where you are and the time of day, traffic may be t
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• Tours
  ...nd stop at Sainte radegonde centre, then catch the traffic lane and ask to drivers directly before there leave on the motorway ...south-west direction, be careful she isn't the only way direction for the drivers, they used to catch the next one...There is more than 5 entrances, you can
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• Traffic light hitchhiking
  ...owing a sign, smile and doing some sort of hand/finger movement) that asks drivers to open their windows without being [[scared]]. Another technique is to loo
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• Kortrijk
  ...ont of the crossing to the Loofstraat. There is a lorry parking line where drivers can easily stop for you. Took me 5 minutes to get a ride to Lille although
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• Manchester
  ...e road) offers a more convenient spot for drivers to stop, and also allows drivers that don't enter the station to pull over. ...ey befor the slip road, I've always had a quick ride from here, mainly for drivers filling their cars up, and a bus stop in front of you for cars to pull over
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• Folkestone
  ...urotunnel company refusing people who are identified as hitchhikers by the drivers. '''Tell your driver to not mention that you're hitchhiking'''.
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• Szeged
  ...tracks, thumb. Cars will be going slowly and there is plenty of space for drivers to pull over. [[User:Calime|Calime]] agrees that this is very good place! Drivers can take you at least to petrol station on the border and you can cross the
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• Fort William
  ...re is a lot of traffic going to all different kind of towns there and some drivers offer to take you just to e.g. [[Glencoe]]. This is in most of the cases a
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• Trempiada
  ...ell as a shorthand sign language for communication between hitchhikers and drivers.
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• Namur
  ...sh hours, line forms there and you can have the opportunity to talk to the drivers. ...tionned above for north and south direction. You might need a sign because drivers will be headed to many different destinations from there.
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• Chui
  ...stuck, and I heard these two are the most known farms on this route. Truck drivers might want to pick you up thinking that you're coming to work on those plac
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• Azerbaijan
  ...about these topics, preferring to deal with potential expectations of the drivers at the end (but insisting that they never pay). If you'd like to avoid that ...'t use to know the Russian or Turkish word of Avtostop or Otostop with us. Drivers where mostly friendly, offering always tea and sometimes even food or accom
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• Bad Oeynhausen
  ...a bay where drivers can stop, just after the first set of traffic lights. Drivers can stop there easily. It would be good to have a sign ready: [[Berlin]] or
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• Nova Gorica
  ...cesta" street, is located right after a crossroad with a streetlight. Some drivers prefer to take this way to get to the highway H4. Bus stop "Grčna", across the street from supermarket "QLandia". Some drivers take this way to the highway. Some people might talk to you and suggest the
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• Spodnji Brnik
  ...leaves from the airport area, and then you can either hitchhike there (the drivers have enough room to stop) or you can cross the road, walk a bit to the left
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• The Golan Heights
  ...reas such as Jericho. Pay attention to every ride you take and choose your drivers carefully. ...the Dead Sea or Eilat. On the way to Beit Ha'arava, a common location for drivers is Beit She'an which is also a location that many people hitchhike from.
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• Hitchhikers Bars
  ...had lost your travel companion, you were almost sure to find him in there. Drivers were also passing by to find hitchhikers! ...you could meet many travellers, find notes from fellows hitchhikers, from drivers, you could also leave a note.
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• Rosenheim
  ...through Innsbruck to Switzerland or, better still, Austrian ones. Approach drivers in the rest stop and ask them, in German preferably, if they are heading to
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• Raiatea
  ...oop, with plenty of stops to take pictures and looking at sites. Sometimes drivers are very friendly and will give even a touristic drive with lots of informa
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• Ring of Kerry
  ...where you can stop anyway. Sign boards are helpful, but not necessary, the drivers always guess your direction. ...n walk on the road if there is no space next to and if no spots exist. The drivers already see you from a distance and, as mentioned, the next car, that passe
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• Marco de Canaveses
  ...he motorways A4 and A11 (they start in the same place). You can try asking drivers directly when they stop to take the card from the machine. These tolls are ...wns around, it's likely that you won't find a direct ride, and have to ask drivers to get off to drop you at the tolls and get back to the highway.
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• Edirne
  ...cross this checkpoint on foot. Traffic is very low, so the best is to ask drivers for a ride right at the Greek check point. ...e motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just watch out for drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side.
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• 6810/Berlin meeting
  ** Little "visit cards" to give our drivers so that they can follow the action online or something. * Collect information on drivers
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• Federated States of Micronesia
  ...own most of the land and people everywhere, though is possible if you ask drivers for good quiet spots, be well prepared for rain as it rains so much that a
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• Ancede (Baião)
  ...he motorways A4 and A11 (they start in the same place). You can try asking drivers directly when they stop to take the card from the machine. These tolls are ...wns around, it's likely that you won't find a direct ride, and have to ask drivers to get off to drop you at the tolls and get back to the highway.
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• Where to hitchhike
  * It is a safe place for the drivers to stop. * The drivers might think you are waiting for a bus. You can avoid this by using a big si
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• Squamish
  ...ng, straight road. Hitch from the entrance of the parking so that prospect drivers can easily pull over in the parking.
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• Dover
  * Drivers pay per vehicle, so bringing an additional passenger will not change the co ...le will be going far!) since hitchhiking out of [[Calais]] isn't fun. Many drivers don't speak a lot of English, but try all your languages (or a map) and som
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• Nevsehir
  ...about 15-20 mınutes and you'll come to a intersection where most sensible drivers slow down due to the trees blocking the sight. Just stand right after this
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• Canterbury
  ...he services or even at the end of the on ramp from the services to capture drivers on the A2 and coming into/out of the services.
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• Health
  * Smoke from the cigarettes your drivers smoke. This is negligible if you smoke yourself of course, though it's also Also don't overestimate these issues. Truck drivers have to deal with diesel fumes most of the time.
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• Travemünde
  ...t I had the comfiest bed in a room with him. Accomodation was in the quiet drivers section of the ferry. There was sauna, 3 times a day food, and couple of dr
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• Pas de la Casa
  ...e toll is so expensive and the alternative route isn't too long, almost no drivers opt to take the tunnel. Your best bet would be to thumb somewhere along the
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• Feldkirch
  ...uses to Liechtenstein for free if you get on at one of the rear doors, the drivers don't check tickets.
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• Project 888/Utrecht
  ...ises to be unforgetable, and you will make that happen (together with your drivers)!
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• Swansea
  ...ds London). Some anonymous hitchhiker always had to resort to asking truck drivers who are waiting in the services on their tacho-breaks.
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• Ukraine
  ...ker and travelling for free. However, like other European countries, truck drivers always recognize hitchhikers and know they are travelling for free. ...o such places and there some favorite and famous places for stops known by drivers – something like unofficial rest-stations (there are no official but a lo
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• Waterford
  ...ch a lift on the R675 road's bus stop across from SuperValu Kilbarry. Most drivers will assume you're headed to Tramore, but be sure to specify with the drive
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• Joensuu
  ...itti'' and ''Joensuuntie''/Highway 6. Hop off here! You can either ask the drivers at the petrol station or go to a bus stop at the crossing (if the petrol st ...g shopping centre at 2nd exit of highway no.6, North of the river) and ask drivers of Russian vehicles. They like shopping there and you might be able to offe
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• Strömstad
  ...nal you may even try to get a lift to [[Sandefjord]], Norway by asking the drivers before they embark for the [[hitchhiking a boat|ferry]] because the price f
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• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  ...des of road, as there aren't many pavements out of town and quite a lot of drivers went past me at high speeds. I could feel Jamaica influence, but realised
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• Daraa
  ...c might be low after passing the next two villages, also take care of taxi drivers / minibusses hunting for tourists.
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• Pärnu
  ...e Pärnu bypass (A4 (E67)) and the petrol station. Here, you can either ask drivers filling up or at the station's parking, or stand at the exit from the stati ...aight south, not entering the city. Road is wide therefore comfortable for drivers to stop.
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• North Caucasian Federal District
  ...re all people will understand what you are doing (including officials) and drivers should not ask you for money. ...ic, no one asks questions to truck drivers because they pay bribes anyway. Drivers will not ask you to contribute to bribes since the bribe amount is clearly
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• Legnica
  ...you can stand at the on-ramp before it turns, there is a small notch where drivers might stop. Asking at the station is probably better though.
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• Zielona Góra
  * mostly, drivers with small cars going to Zielona Góra from direction '''Gubin''', '''Słub * lorry drivers (or drivers who don't stop in Zielona Góra) very often the the ring road/bypass. So th
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• Sydney
  ...adhouse'. Its about 3km walk from the train station to the roadhouse. Ask drivers at this truckstop for a ride down the Hume Fwy, and try to get a ride that ...600m south from there you'll find a bus stop with a long line of sight for drivers to see you, and room for them to pull over.
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• Ganja
  ...he station, get out from there and walk a little bit further from the taxi drivers at the entrance of the station.
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• Tübingen
  Most drivers use B27 to reach the mentioned highways. Note that in morning hours (7am to To hitch B27 ask drivers at the Aral petrol station near the crossing B27/B28 (Reutlinger Straße).
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• Heilbad Heiligenstadt
  Problem 2. : Drivers will see you mutch to late and in their focused mind to drive fast and inte
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• Petrol station hitchhiking
  ...be useful to get in touch with people who work on a petrol station. Asking drivers directly instead of waiting for the car at the area's exit is a good way to Starting a conversation will give drivers more chances to look at you as a person. It is less likely then that their
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• Tampere
  ...1850201.html left in this camera]. It's sometimes little bit difficult for drivers to stop here, since they're just coming from big crossroad. ...lk 5min south to the next bus stop, wich is just before traffic lights and drivers see you well before. [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/place/11492/]
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• Lublin
  ...ou. This is a good spot even at night (if you have reflective gear), since drivers have to slow down a bit and be cautious of a pedestrian crossing. ...t before bus stop there are traffic lights so you can be easily spotted by drivers.
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• Podgorica
  ...rmarket which is near to stop where the cars are joining the road, as some drivers stop to buy water and a couple of snacks before starting the journey to the ...2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en at the exit of this gas station], where as well many drivers stop to tank before continuing their journey but there is local traffic as
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• Isle of Wight
  ...[[Lymington]]. All of the car ferries are possible to hitch a lift on, as drivers pay for their vehicles and not per person. ...f the car ferry ports at [[Southampton]], [[Portsmouth]] or [[Lymington]]. Drivers pay for their vehicles and not per passenger on both WightLink and Red Funn
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• Windhoek
  ...nd at the traffic lights just at that particular junction and approach the drivers while they are waiting. Especially getting to the Airport is very easy from ...o stand at the traffic lights before turning right on the ramp and ask the drivers personally.
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• Recife
  ...pes south of Recife. A gas station there named Pichilau is a hub for truck drivers going everywhere. If you're friendly you can even get a meal for free at th
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• Świecko border crossing
  ...at the last petrol station in Poland a few kilometers before, because most drivers stop there to for cheap fuel and cigarettes. Don't accept a lift to the nex ...[[User:N0id|n0id]] was sent away after 10min by the police and told to ask drivers who stop at the parking, because hitching there was to dangerous. Still, be
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• Nykøbing Falster
  ...ly problem is that the inlet is just before a corner and probably many car drivers don't see the inlet because you are blocking the view. Anyway, we still wai
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• Tetouan
  ...et stranded in Tetouan at night without a place to stay. According to taxi drivers, the cheapest hotel would be 50Dh. Also, if anybody tells you you can camp
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• Muğla
  ...the junction which lets traffic from each direction once at a time, so no drivers can pass by without seeing you. Large shoulder helps as well.
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• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Some car drivers will not understand the concept of hitchhiking, and private taxi is a major ...ing robe some drivers and they are afraid to pick up hitchhikers but truck drivers are not so afraid so try more with them, you do not have anything to lose j
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• Cuatro Caminos, Guatemala
  ...d or fourth one is in front of a petrol station where you can also talk to drivers if the traffic is slow.
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• Lausanne
  ...It's a good idea to use a sign since there are several possible directions drivers can be heading. Someone advices [[Yverdon]], [[Bern]] or both. If your driv ...if you don't have a sign. If you have one, this place is too stressful for drivers so that they have time to read it...
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• Hitchhiking in the Netherlands Survey
  ...h Touring Club] (ANWB) with 791 respondents shows that there is no lack of drivers giving lifts and that fear for negative experiences is unfairly big. It als There is no lack of drivers giving lifts is the theorem of NederlandLift. This conclusion can also be d
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• Arlon
  ...2008). This will bring you to the small town which is famous for plenty of drivers due to the cheap fuel provided by dozens of service stations.
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• Channel Tunnel
  ...urotunnel company refusing people who are identified as hitchhikers by the drivers. '''Tell your driver to not mention that you're hitchhiking'''. ...t avoid the security guards..best to wait until they've done their checks. Drivers are completely surprised when you approach them, be friendly and they can't
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• Andorra la Vella
  ...wly and the visibility is good. There's a little ledge to make it easy for drivers to pull over. [[User:Matt Stock|Matt]] was waiting around 15 minutes, and n
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• Crianlarich
  ...s will be going to both [[Oban]] and [[Fort William]]. A sign helps to get drivers to stop, but even without one catching a lift towards any of these destinat ...ge junction onto a quiet residential street that works well as a place for drivers to turn into, and they will be moving as it is still within the town limits
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• Rendsburg
  ...ons before you exit the city (Classic and Jet), where you can also ask the drivers directly, however most of the traffic is likely not leaving. ...ess the driver's cabin is empty or closed off (due to Covid). Usually, the drivers take a break at the central station and you can get in unseen, but there is
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• York
  ...straightforward route towards the A64 it seems to be an unusual route for drivers and there is nowhere to stop on the A64 slip road.
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• Harwich
  ...nst booking from there. You can use it to estimate the prices and approach drivers. Most important prices are € 25 for an additional car passenger, € 50 f
  1 KB (206 words) - 14:52, 13 February 2022
• Romania
  ...can aggressively demand payment when you get out later. If you wish to pay drivers like local hitchhikers do, it is still cheaper than trains and buses though ...aybe even €100 for a short trip. Some people are trying to work as illegal drivers taking people from one place to another, due to the high unemployment. When
  7 KB (1,116 words) - 12:42, 13 November 2023
• Fairbanks
  ...worth standing by the side of the road, as long as you're safe, as highway drivers will stop and cops don't seem bothered.
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• Western States
  ...know what you are doing any way) or going to a truck stop and getting on a drivers CB. Most wil let you if they have the time. By geting on a CB you cut down
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• Peterborough, Ontario
  ...he Parkway. There is an excellent shoulder just after traffic lights where drivers will have the chance to check you out and pull over safely. Do not accept r ...ass this point, AND there's a coffee shop just there, AND a safe place for drivers to pull over. Keep in mind that it may be a bit difficult to get lifts from
  3 KB (548 words) - 11:15, 30 January 2021
• Gliwice
  ...pot at the entrance to the motorway as there is a parking lot allowing the drivers to stop easily. You may hitch here at nighttime too as there are street lig Walk some 5 min to ''Mikołowska'' street (2 bus stop) and start asking drivers of cars stopped by the traffic lights. This option is the fastest but Polis
  7 KB (1,162 words) - 09:40, 23 October 2020
• Pécs
  ...ion (just for toilet, water, or what ever you need), and a bus stop, where drivers can stop to pick you up. Maybe the bus stop is better, because you get in the drivers sight early, when they are the top of the slope, and they watching you unti
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• Puebla (city)
  ...WC room. The traffic is going slow, and there's plenty of distance for the drivers to see you and stop. Very good spot. ...for cars and trucks to stop which is also used by locals to sell snacks to drivers. A sign is not needed and if you go to Oaxaca not wise. You can get a car a
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• Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
  ...to turn right from Ofener Strasse onto the E22. Alternatively, you can ask drivers at the Aral garage on the same corner as burger king.
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• Albania
  ...showing the thumb up sign ("jo" is pronounced "yo"). This is very clear to drivers and they will either drive away or pick you up anyway. ...kind of driver behaviour usually is not valid for the company car or truck drivers': they are already salaried and won't be offering a taxi service to you.
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• Ulcinj-Shkoder border crossing
  ...order post will pass you. A sign reading "Tirana" is essential. While some drivers may stop, ask for money, or claim that hitchhiking is impossible in Albania
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• Ottawa
  ...walk down to onramp for eastbound 417 there is some traffic and space for drivers to stop on the ramp. ...at Casselman. take 138 road. This is supposed to be a 80km limit road but drivers treat it like a highway so STAY SAFE.
  3 KB (566 words) - 09:14, 28 April 2021
• Grenada
  ...real spot on the island, as hitchhiking work nicely everywhere. Grenadians drivers also stops anywhere and in the middle of the road, even if you plan some sp
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• Columbia (Missouri)
  ...E Broadway meets Highway 63. There's an onramp with not too much space for drivers to pull off. Traffic is enough to be regular but slow enough that a car won
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• Ruta 5
  ...ill pick you up, as they are often driving alone and are bored. Many truck drivers go from [[Punta Arenas]] to [[Santiago de Chile]] or north to [[Antofagasta
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• New Delhi
  ...ither waiting for a bus or hitching a ride that they want to pay for. Most drivers expect some payment so make sure the driver understands that you're looking
  1 KB (215 words) - 03:44, 19 May 2023
• Voss
  ...n which sooner becomes Vangsgata. There is no gas station till Hemsedal so drivers tend to fill up here.
  1 KB (218 words) - 23:11, 29 January 2021
• Yazd
  ...hway you can easily find a ride to Kerman or even further south. Oil truck drivers are the best ;)
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