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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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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.
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• 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
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• Voss
  ...n which sooner becomes Vangsgata. There is no gas station till Hemsedal so drivers tend to fill up here.
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• Yazd
  ...hway you can easily find a ride to Kerman or even further south. Oil truck drivers are the best ;)
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• Ferries between Italy and Greece
  .... Just go to the new terminal (outside of the city) and start to ask truck drivers around the ticket terminal. They all have to pass by there to make their ti ...lk inside the building and ask truckers before they pay. After paying, the drivers/trucks have to wait in a car that is usually far from the terminal. For tha
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• Kautokeino
  ...of Kautokeino are Norwegian grey nomads who stop for noone and local Sami drivers who are not driving very far at all. Your best bet may be foreign tourists
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• Driving for your driver
  ...as a [http://nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/visitors.html page for foreign drivers] in New Zealand. Police are particularly vigilant with tourist drivers and will impound cars if they are driven erratically by those on a foreign
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• Traces
  * [[Postcards]] we send to drivers
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• Korday
  ...paying passengers, you can raise your thumb. You may have to wave several drivers on before finding one who will take you for free.
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• Düsseldorf
  ...ding. Several options for public transport. Minus is that this is only for drivers going directly to Düsseldorf. ...fic at every time of the day with license plates from all over Germany and drivers going for long distances. Even in the dark hours the visibility is very goo
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• Saint-Louis (Senegal)
  ...cross the bridge and it's also possible to find a ride there by talking to drivers.
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• Kalotina-Dimitrovgrad border crossing
  ...continue straight down, and there are two petrol stations and place where drivers have to buy vignette, so it's very easy to get a ride there, either by aski
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• Roswell
  ...et-Northbound Northbound Bus] to Roswell Mall. It costs $0.75. You can ask drivers at Chisum Truck Stop further north or hitch at the junction even further no
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• Point-du-Jour Services
  ...ois-Rivieres]] and [[Quebec city]]. It would reveal a great spot to switch drivers in matter to reach your destination.
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• Serbia
  ...than in other countries. Unfortunately, not always is there a place where drivers can be approached personally'' ...hhiking along the motorways seems to be no problem during the day. Serbian drivers tend to be friendly. When it's getting dark it is recommended to search for
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• Tunisia
  ...a to take you to a good sport or a sightseeing place. It's common that the drivers want to gave money to take a ''louage'' (shared minibus). ...thing in return. Pretty much sit back and enjoy the ride, but don't expect drivers to know English. Some young people speak it but the main language is still
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• Estonia
  ...nd waving a sign with your destination town are both understandable to the drivers ways of [[hitchhiking]] in this country. In case of a bad weather it is rec ...uring dark autumn evenings! (Be careful with wearing a vest though as many drivers might think that you are a police officer measuring the speed of cars and w
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• Peja
  Walk on the M9 towards east and ask drivers on the parking to get a ride to the roundabout where the road to Rozaje sep
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• Hitchhiking in a wheelchair
  ...ountry's [[police]] stations courtesy of all your good-willing but anxious drivers. ...s a shame when you can't get into the car because of that... although most drivers will be willing to put the wheelchair in an empty seat if that happens, any
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• Yukon
  ...ng rides, especially if you are clean and dressed smartly. In winter time, drivers are obligated to pick you up if conditions are dangerously cold. If going t
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• Patagonia
  ...n cars, but every second or third car will take you. Lots of Chilean truck drivers take this route in summer, and chances are that any ride you catch will tak
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• Dumfries
  ...is a long space to hitch just after the roundabout. Stand further back so drivers coming out of the roundabout can see you.
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• Cancún
  ...t speak Espanol- you can use plate Merida in your hand- to give infomation drivers, what you need. ...erida possible 2 ways: road 180 and road 180D. Way 180D its paid. Not much drivers who ride in Merida want pay over 20 US dollars. Biggest part of cars ride o
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• Central America
  ...itchhiking is not very common because of the cheap bus transportation, but drivers understand what the thumb means. Waiting times vary but are not usually lo ...l up and down the Panamerican highway, and between all major cities. Truck drivers, although they might tell you that their boss doesn't allow them to carry p
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• Transnistria
  ...arshrutkas'') which are usually kind of cheap (as in Moldova) so that many drivers won't understand why you hitchhike or may expect for a payment, if you say
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• Lusaka
  ...About 50m down the road is a major lay-by where you can approach the truck drivers who've stopped here to ask for a ride. You can wait a long time until you f
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• Wittenberg (Lutherstadt)
  ...t 100km/h. There are not any crossings, roundabouts or bus stops where the drivers could possibly reduce the speed to pick you up. The first actual place wher
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• Kazakhstan
  Some drivers of small cars, typically only going a short distance out of cities, will de Experiences in Kazakhstan are different, some people had problems with drivers asking for money again and again, while for others it was no issue at all.
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• Manila
  ...can stop your first car fast here, the rest will be easy. You can ask the drivers to drop you off at a gas station on the highway unless they are going all t
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• Potsdam
  ...few rides here. While most of them are going to Potsdam, you can find many drivers taking a short stop before going South or West. Because it is so close to t There is a gas station on the way, where you can also approach drivers, or thumb at the exit of the city to get to an on-ramp of the L40 in Stahns
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• Money
  ...the ride is free (''E gratis?''). In Turkey it's rare, but it happens that drivers want money, just say "yok parra" in such a case. ...itchhike for fun, social contact, and ecological reasons. Instead of money drivers very often offer you material things such as food and drinks or will give y
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• Erfurt
  ...urniture market where it should be possible to find more than a handful of drivers that can bring you to any place in the region or the Autobahn A71. ...' or 'messe', walk over 'Gothaer Straße' to the 'Real' supermarket and ask drivers standing at the traffic light.
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• Cizre
  ...h declaring that you don't intend to pay for the ride in this city as many drivers here want money. ...get picked up in 5 minutes this pack of kids may have grown big enough for drivers to think that you're a popstar and not a hitchhiker. A sign is recommended.
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• Parassapuszta-Šahy border crossing
  ...], or even [[Turkey]]. For a ride to [[Turkey]], many Turkish and Serbian drivers stop for the night at a rest stop about 50 meters behind this gas station.
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• Dorohusk-Jahodin border crossing
  ...ermitted, but hitchhikers can walk up to cars waiting in the queue and ask drivers to take them across. It might take a while to cross the borders: from Polan
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• Qeshm Island
  Even within small towns drivers will often pick you up if you look lost and drive you a couple of blocks to
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• Music
  ...able way of raising your mood and passing quality time waiting, benefiting drivers as well as your mood rises. Just take them out when somebody stops.
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• Slovakia
  ..., there is a substantial Hungarian-speaking minority. It is not common for drivers to ask money for a ride. Hitchhiking in Slovak is called ''stopovanie, stop ...on "Number plates"), if your intended destination cannot be obvious to the drivers. It is not advised to hitch on an older national road which runs parallel t
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• Borne
  ...mp takes you towards [[Enschede]] and [[Hengelo]]. Ask carefully where the drivers are going, as this is the last exit before the junction (Knooppunt Buren) o
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• Abgefahren e.V.
  On the website there is information for new and experienced hitchhikers, drivers as well as for the press. A blog contains hitchhiking-related news and ther
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• Liberec
  ...e there is the sign restaurant/hotel for cars. It's little bit in turn and drivers don't have lot of time to see you but it's good place with lights in the ev
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• Panama City
  ...top off (don't ask why...). It's called 'Mileinio'. It's easier to talk to drivers than to thumb it, but both do work. Another option is to go to Capira, abou
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• Kyiv
  ...parking lane to overtake slow traffic along the road! Also sometimes truck drivers park there for few hours.
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• Cluj-Napoca
  ...acks. You can hitchhike from the start of the bridge (near where some taxi drivers are typically hanging around). ...y Hungarian regions of eastern Transylvania passes through this spot, many drivers are going straight to Budapest.
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• Moldova
  ...r ask for money, if you're a foreign traveler it could be more common that drivers will buy you food or drinks.
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• Sucre
  ...etty easy to get a ride, since cars have to slow down you can also talk to drivers.
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• Koper
  ...ay sign. The first option is better if you want to have a safe place where drivers can pull over and you can talk to them. The advantages of the second opinio ...k for a ride to the first or second petrol station on the motorway and ask drivers who stop there to give you a lift (it worked for us once, when it was reall
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• One page guide to safe hitchhiking
  ...ese wonderful spots as fast as possible. From there you can easily ask the drivers like that: "Excuse me, are you driving in direction to Berlin and have some ...u have stood two hours in one place and your are pissed of because all the drivers before didn't want to take you and a car has stopped in front of you. The f
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• Dog Hitchhiking
  Drivers' reactions, though, are more definitive: either a strict "No, never!", or v [[File:Hitch-dog.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sometimes drivers have dogs as well]]
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• Milwaukee
  Take the bus #67 to Glenview and Bluemound. Ask the drivers for a lift at the service station or walk to the highway in the direction o
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• Drobeta-Turnu Severin
  ...build when the big trucks need time to enter the roundabout. It gives the drivers time to pick you up. Definitely bring a sign saying either Calafat/Sofia or
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• Atlanta
  ...for the right-hand turn. As this exit is so close to the city centre, most drivers are local workers and shoppers. ...you to the Mall of Georgia, a few exits away. It draws many long distance drivers for gas, shopping, and food. Asking in the stations here can yield some nic
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• Gronau
  ...pe'', but there's not much space to stop cars, you can just try to ask the drivers when they stop directly at the traffic light. When the cars go around the c
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• Belo Horizonte
  ...drivers. In case you're not very comfortable with (your Portuguese) asking drivers directly, another option is to go to a gas station a bit farther from CEASA
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• Nanning
  ...further down the highway. Use a (big) sign to attract the attention of the drivers on the 4-lane highway.
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• Gestures
  Usually we use thumb up to inform other drivers that we are hitchhiking. But in some cultures this gesture is highly offens The hitchhiker's method of signaling to drivers differs around the world. In the U.S., as well as in Russia, one would poin
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• London Luton
  ...u've made your way to the bus stop mentioned above. Good to try and catch drivers of airport workers.
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• Kaikoura
  ...viot and Waipara has a high number of serious car crashes primarily due to drivers falling asleep. This area of north Canterbury is very dry and hot especiall
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• 789/Ideas
  ...o [[789]] send a card to at least one driver with link to result page - so drivers can also feel how important it is and that they participated in this and th ...those private data. It's a nice idea which may encourage especially those drivers to pick up hitchhikers more often, if they have the possibility. Encourage
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• Pacific Highway (Australia)
  * '''59km further [128km total]: BP Beresfield servo''' Ask drivers filling up with fuel or infront of the restaurant, or if there servo is qui ...als as ''' 'The Doughnut' '''. If you are going north or south you can ask drivers at the servo and find good rides. Sometimes there seems to only be local Po
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• Sistan and Baluchestan
  ...the police and often just out of sight of the checkpoints. In addition all drivers asked me before letting me in (sometimes wanted to see), if I had a valid I ...r Abbas]] is definitely doable by hitchhiking in one day (~11h). But truck drivers told me it's dangerous at night - possibly NOT (only) due to thieves but ca
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• Perugia
  ...he Highway is splitting soon after the driveway and it can happen that the drivers take you in the wrong direction if you are not.
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• Jordan
  ...n for sex workers. But I think the people will understand you anyway. Some drivers stop for you even if they don't go your direction just to say 'welcome' or Once you have a ride, some drivers won't even let you out until they have stopped another car which is going y
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• Kosovo
  ...ble that might come by causing harm to such foreign citizen. Sometimes the drivers would even stop without you signaling that you need a drive and offer you h ...ovo, and in Serbia near the border, you may be propositioned by jitney cab drivers - regardless of how typical-hitchhiker you think you look. Some will tell y
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• Granada
  Have in mind that most of the drivers there will go to [[Jaen]]. ...rcia to Valencia is to go via Alicante and then by AP7 to Valencia. On AP7 drivers need to pay toll so there is not that many cars ussually. There is a gas st
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• Eskişehir
  ...n the direction of your next destination. Afyon is a main cross of all the drivers getting to any part of Turkey around there.
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• Frankfurt an der Oder
  ...as station begins, close to the traffic light. This has the advantage that drivers will see you from further away and often stop or slow down due to red light ...bably the best petrol station is Ecotank where you can find a lot of truck drivers resting.
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• Kuressaare
  ...least 40 minutes waiting until the next ferry. Other option is to ask from drivers before landing. Most cars go to Kuressaare and it takes less than an hour.
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• First time hitchhiking/Zoe
  '''How do you approach your potential drivers?''' <br /> ...urs more as I could have, as I let a lot of cars go without talking to the drivers.
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• Rimini
  ...any where you can stand. Cars are driving pretty slow so it's easy for the drivers to either pull over or just stop to pick you up.
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• Vancouver
  ...l to hitchhike Westwards of [[Golden, BC]]. Thumbers are issued a fine and drivers are issued a bigger fine. Hitchhiking is not illegal along the Sea-to-Sky H ...iew Highway and Boundary Road with a sign saying where you want to go. The drivers will look you over and one will take you.
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• Kentucky
  ...ys in a few spots, which makes high-traffic [[on-ramp]]s easy to find. The drivers in the area are generally nice, even if they don't pick you up they will ac
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• A2 (Netherlands)
  ...Germany. It is quite easy to find a driver to Maastricht. About 20% of the drivers actually go there, while most go towards Geleen, Heerlen, Kerkrade etc. Fre ...ady south of Maastricht. Alas, it is not frequented very much, because all drivers go into Belgium, and rather leave this one aside, for the petrol in Belgium
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• Garbsen Nord
  ...ng at this service station is very easy. You have either the chance to ask drivers directly at the service station, or walk to the end of the service station.
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• Concepción
  ...ery fast when the enter the ramp. I waited always a bit up the hill so the drivers could see me all the way when they drive up the ramp. I used always a sign
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• Fredericton
  ...own on King St) and can take you throughout most of the city. Many of the drivers get out to smoke here, too, so it can be fairly easy to walk on for free if
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• South Korea
  ...side of the tollgate. Sometimes tollgate staff may even help you by asking drivers their destination, and asking them to give you lifts if they are going your Korean drivers may try to take you to bus or train stations (they mean well). Also many of
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• Tornio-Haparanda
  ...the two petrol stations north of the mentioned roundabout. In summer, most drivers were saying that they are going north ''(so maybe this is a good spot for t
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• How to face traffic
  Looking at traffic is not always needed. Sometimes drivers do not seem to stop easily, and it does not always seem to matter if you lo
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• Ohio
  ...e on the outside or the rear end of any motor vehicle moving on a roadway. Drivers shall not permit any person, other than workers performing maintenance or c ...ps right next to each other, each with different types of truckers and car drivers. The people were receptive to hitchhikers and told me that people pass thro
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• El Salvador
  ...ted. [[user:MOAH|Iris from Mind of a Hitchhiker]] decided to stay with her drivers as finding a new ride would have been exceptionally shit and frankly quite
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• Girona
  ...stop if you hold a sign along the road here, as well as the option to ask drivers at the petrol station.
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• Algeciras
  Many drivers have the right to bring a passenger along with them, so it is both legal an ...are basically two ways of getting a lift. Walking around and asking truck drivers is one option, you will meet many of them on their way between town and the
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• Mozambique
  ...''chapas'', whereas the big trucks often go by the name ''Freight Liner''. Drivers generally ask for some money to contribute to petrol or the like, but some
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• Mainz
  ...there is a traffic light and a traffic island where you can stand and ask drivers to bring you to the A67 (close to Darmstadt there is a service station). To ...around 4.50€). Next to the regional train station there are machines where drivers pay for their parking so you can ask them for a lift. Should be easy in dir
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• Luxembourg (City)
  ...tres, and climb over it at the first section with a stone-wall. Many truck drivers use this service station. ...f drivers due to the cheap fuel provided by dozens of service stations for drivers going to the Belgian Limburg, Dutch Limburg, and Aachen, etc. Get train fro
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• Eskihisar
  ...he road is congested at that time and vehicles move slowly, which lets the drivers to think more about taking you in. Beware of the motorcycles by the way, wh ...ch closer to Gebze than Bostancı, so you'll have better chances of getting drivers who are going in that direction.
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• Guatemala
  ...ill be expected − such fees subsidize the cost of owning a vehicle for the drivers in this country. So basically, if you want to hitchhike in Guatemala, you c
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• Azaz
  ...eled through A'zaz in August 2008, together with a Lebanese woman. Several drivers and people along the way before warned us to take the Kilis checkpoint and
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• Hitchhiker's safety
  * Refuse rides from [[:wikipedia:Driving_under_the_influence|impaired drivers]]. ...nimproved portion of the road shoulder). Make sure that you are visible to drivers from a good distance (100 meters or more is ideal) to allow them time to 1)
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• Zambia
  ...s are paid, or if it was just the norm for the companies that employed the drivers that gave me lifts.
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• Puerto Rico
  ...inutes for each ride. I felt safe as a solo female traveler even with male drivers. Several police officers passed my outstretched thumb and did not stop.
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• São Paulo
  ...st open people to hitchhikers, indeed in Brazil it's not too common. Truck drivers are generally a better bunch to ask and will be usually going further in te ...e to find a ''caminhoneiro'' (truck driver). If not there are always truck drivers trying to fix their trucks. Have a map on you so you familiarise yourself w
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• Görlitz
  ...the highway has to pass you and as the the roundabout is only 50m away the drivers can easily spot you from a distance and are driving relatively slow. It nev
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• Charleroi
  ...ng at the car park exit gates located near the exit. It is good to ask the drivers where they are going when they are paying at the toll gates. Many cars are
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• De Lutte
  ...for hitching, but Sunday evening it usually gets clogged with Polish lorry drivers, waiting for the '''magical 22.00 to appear.'''
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• Jericho
  ...he service station. No need for a sign as it's obvious where you're going. Drivers will do their best to drop you off at a convenient point.
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• Alaska
  ...opportunity to walk down the road a bit and still have a decent spot. Many drivers are willing to stop, even from full speed, if they have a place to pull ove ...onths, because getting stuck at the Seward Y at 10 p.m. can be very scary. Drivers are usually careful during the winter and may not drive so much at night, b
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• Bicycle
  ...and will make things easier, even when cycling it will make cycling easier drivers more reactive etc. ...ble to get a ride by sticking your thumb out for *any car passing by. Some drivers will recognize that you are riding a fold-able bike but they may not unders
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• Varkaus
  ...rocery store) in the crossing of highway #5 and #23, where you can ask the drivers. These are pretty good places to ask rides to '''all directions'''. You can
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• Arica
  The border with Bolivia closes at night. You could still find truck drivers that accept you if it's late but you will probably have to spend the night
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• Rest area
  ...oads. It can be a great place for hitchhiking: you can ask for a ride when drivers re-fill or wander around the area, or you can stand by its exit (that leads ...ver, in some countries rest areas serve both sides of the motorway, as the drivers from one side are facilitated with connecting roads. Such rest areas are qu
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• Western Sahara
  ...s, especially the cars lined up before 9, when the border opens, will have drivers out of the cars walking about, a good chance to ask for rides. Look for Sen ...us your passport has already been checked by the police, so also "careful" drivers will pick you up.
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• Hitchhiking contexts
  *hitching without burn-out, experience talking to drivers
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• Denmark
  ...s well. If your German isn't good enough, English will help here too. Most drivers are very friendly and hospitable. Ask the drivers while they are getting ready, filling-up or walking from the diner to their
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• United Kingdom
  ...t you really need to be '''at the right spot.''' Finding a safe spot where drivers can pull over easily can be crucial here - British people usually don't lik ...services, as lot of traffic is passing, filling up their tanks. TALK with drivers who are filling up their tanks in petrol station. It will help if you will
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• Senegal
  ...of private vehicles and the Senegalese are sympathetic towards the cause. Drivers are usually very friendly and often you might find yourself invited to spen ...Guinea is a very hard task. From Kedgougou, only 4x4s with very determined drivers are able to make it to Mali-ville (usually one every couple of days), and e
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• Kyrgyzstan
  ...e in Kyrgyztan, it is absolute recommended and a positive experience. Taxi drivers can be very pushing and indiscrete from time to time. ...y probably won't accept your money and it's a great experience. When truck drivers are passing and looking, indicate that you are going their direction and th
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• Portland (Oregon)
  ...rtland''' is the biggest city in [[Oregon]], and a popular destination for drivers. ...the freeway on-ramps from within Portland do not allow adequate space for drivers to stop and pull-over for hitchhikers. Therefore, it is recommended that th
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• Taichung
  ...pressway 3 and two bus stops are close by to get there easily. In general, drivers kept recommending to have a sign and that they don't pick up people without
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• Puttgarden
  [[File:Puttgarden ferry waiting lines.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Cars and drivers waiting to get on to the ferry, great for finding a ride to [[Copenhagen]] ...A14 or onto the A24 (attention: there is the national road B404 which most drivers use to get from the A1 onto the A24, check googlemaps). If you are unlucky
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• Poitiers
  ...or even further south if so wanted; even more so since you can talk to the drivers that have a short break on the parking lot. (Don't let yourself be confused
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• Celje
  ...e further till the exit to the motorway on your right, now stand where the drivers turn from the street to the on-ramp - You will see on your right a small el
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• Fethiye
  ...ware that most roads turn and twirl around the mountains and sea edges and drivers tend to drive somewhat carelessly. Generally the people who pick you up are
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• Miskolc
  ...there is a direct motorway (M30) to the Hungarian capital and most of the drivers are heading directly to Budapest. However, the road leading to the motorway
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• Tel Aviv
  ...ift with one of the cars leaving the petrol station or shopping mall. Many drivers are only going to the first city on the main road, [[Herzaliya]], but you c To Haifa a direct ride is best, as sometime drivers get off the highway where there is no good hitchhiking spot. However, ask t
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• Neuquen
  There's an YPF at the edge of town where you can ask drivers, but traffic passes pretty quickly, so thumbing it probably won't get you f
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• Pippa
  ...[[Jerusalem]] to promote the message of peace. They were taking photos of drivers offering them rides, uploaded these on their [http://bridesontour.fotoup.ne
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• Antofagasta
  Antofagasta is a very long and skinny city, stretching north to south. Truck drivers going to Mejillones from the south will drive through the city instead of v
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• Tashkent
  ...t can easily take 2 hours or more. After it you will be surrounded by taxi drivers. Just ignore them and follow the road straight on. You can try to hitch som
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• Krefeld
  ...The best solution for those who want to go in those directions is ask the drivers to take them to the service station on either the A2 (for north and northea
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• Hitchgathering/2017/Hitchfest
  ...of the town (town hall - Camara Municipal in Portuguese) where most of the drivers will be able to take you. You will have some plates indicating how to get t
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• Dalton Highway
  ...per spray]] or a firearm. Keep in mind the sensitivities of your potential drivers, and only keep your animal deterrents handy when necessary (i.e., while cam ...e for drivers to stop, and you'll likely be able to actually converse with drivers in person there. From the aforementioned locales, it's up to you whether yo
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• Chihuahua (City)
  ...paytoll there’s a plenty of space for trucks to stop. In early morning the drivers wake up, warm up the engines and depart in direction of [[Chihuahua]], whic
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• Shenzhen
  ...neath the highway to get to the G4 onramp in the Guangzhou direction. Some drivers will ask for money, but if you are patient enough you can most certainly ge
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• Burkina Faso
  ...derbelly of a culture and experience some hospitality, in Burkina Faso car drivers tend to be businessmen with a business reason for their trip or or other tr ...[[User:alyssahcanada|Alyssa]] was often offered a place to sleep, both by drivers of hitched rides and while walking through villages. In all cases the peopl
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• Mali
  Hitching in Mali is well accepted. Some drivers might ask for money to share the petrol costs, but you can also find someon
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• Adana
  ...and you're safe from the trucks. Make sure you hold a sign, a lot of truck drivers go really far here, and they won't stop if they're not a hundred percent su
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• Texas
  ...ed drivers (who tend, in my experience, to be either excellent or terrible drivers) and a near-three day wait in Laredo. What an awful place.'' - k ...75. It took all night to get to San Antonio, mostly due to reluctant truck-drivers, but Texas isn't too bad of a place to hitch!'' - anonymous
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• Göteborg
  ...(2 min walk) and might be the easiest blackride from the city centre. Most drivers are going only short distances, and the towns they go to are virtually impo ...ferries. Check-in starts 1.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..). Have a sign with the country of
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• Bielefeld
  ...ce for cars to pull over some 100m further on. Additionally, you could ask drivers at the supermarket just next to you, but traffic might be quite local in th Getting onto busses for free is hard, the drivers check for tickets. If many people get on, an old ticket might do the trick.
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• Antalya
  ...tourism and make money. So try to get into the car quickly before minibus drivers notice you.
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• Uppsala
  Hitch along the street ''Tycho Hedéns väg''. Traffic is slow and drivers can pull over.
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• Ashgabat
  .... Or you can also try as the junction 15kms South of Quchan, as many truck drivers stop there for lunch or diner. Note that if you are heading directly to [[T
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• Athens
  ...9,23.8558 Walk 300m] to the parallel of the high-way. It's quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station You can also catch a ride at the point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way. Half of the rides
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• Horn-Bad Meinberg
  ...eet - a good spot might be directly under the bridge - but be aware of bad drivers, it's not really allowed to stand along this way and there's also not much
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• Elton
  ...stop sign. Go to this sign and write on a piece of paper a message for the drivers, which you attach under the sign, for example:
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• Suwałki
  ...here is a large Orlens petrol station at the roundabout if you want to ask drivers (or if you get caught in the rain/ at night).
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• Sumatra
  If you want to hitch a big truck, better ask the drivers directly, if you see a truck stopping somewhere (they usually stop at gas s
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• A2 (Germany)
  ...[[Hannover]]. There's a tram station at the Hannover side of the ramp, and drivers can go back to the motorway easily. || {{senseless}} ...ntrum || {{senseless}} better you go the ARAL station 1.5 km south and ask drivers there {{very good}}, see [[Magdeburg]]
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• Indonesia
  ...nsive and would take longer for someone to stop. It might also happen that drivers don't understand that they are being addressed by your waving hand just bec
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• Ruse-Giurgiu border crossing
  ...point towards [[Sofia]] and [[Varna]] with a sign reading TR, or ask truck drivers who briefly park after passport control.
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• Hitchhiking and Pandemia
  ...ak of the pandemic and found it very easy. Short waiting times, 1 out of 3 drivers were wearing masks, nobody asked but out of politeness he wore masks inside ...you would sometimes get asked for your vaccination, but mostly because the drivers were scared of infecting you, not the other way around.
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• Zapala
  ...t non-existent. Expect serious delays after severe rainfall. Assuming most drivers would be tourists travelling the entire RN40, it might be better to travel
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• Laviolette
  ...blurring the boundaries between public and private spaces, and he praises drivers who "resist the culture of fear and propaganda that has turned the particip
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• Trieste
  ...h Slovenia, take it. There is a small petrol station and some restaurants, drivers have a better opportunity to stop here, so, you can stand next to the main ...zebra crossing. In front of you you will see a blue sign which encourages drivers to slow down. A couple of hundred meters further the roads splits, one can
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• Cuzco
  You could tell your drivers that you are aiming for Urcos as this is where the road splits towards the
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• E97
  ...mi to the Georgian border 95 km. As the roads are filled mainly with local drivers and taxis, hitchhiking takes approximately 2-3 hours for each part.
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• France
  ...at country for hitchhiking. There are many friendly car and truck drivers. Drivers have to pay toll on motorways (except in [[Bretagne|Brittany]] and at some ...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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• Leipzig
  ...er Straße" (the one without tram tracks) and start hitchhiking from there. Drivers already see you from the traffic light and can stop easily on the "white li ...round and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the
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• Sinai Peninsula
  [[Hitchhiking]] is possible, but not easy. There are a lot of taxi drivers all around which try to offer you there services. However you'll be always ...a taxi. If you arrive in Taba from Israel don't get confused from the taxi drivers who offer you their services or even lie and say there is no bus any more.
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• Chiasso
  ...rom the ground for sure. Best is to stand at the ramp just after the truck drivers paid their duty. If you want to try it directly at the motorway next to the
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• Helsingborg
  ...Stop cars in front of the ferry terminal before they enter the ferry. Car drivers can take up to 9 persons with them without paying more.
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• Kutaisi
  ...also inside the city (the main road cross the city) but is worst cause all drivers are already nervous for traffic, and so on.
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• Rovaniemi
  ...cal, but you are in the right place to get a long-distance lift south from drivers coming from Rovaniemi or northern Lapland. -> As of 23/Jun/2019, [https://h
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• Bordeaux
  ...hts or stand beside the road after that, because it is not a motorway yet. Drivers can see you there and go slow because normally everyone has to stop at the
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• Linz
  ...es to the city-bus stop ''Kudlichstrasse''. Here it is fairly easy for the drivers to stop and pick you up. This place should be fine for hitchhiking towards
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• Santiago de Compostela
  ...epsol service station on the SC 20 that can be accessed by foot where many drivers are going south. To get there you can take the number 5 bus to the terminus
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• Stuttgart
  ...l you will reach the service station. To avoid frustration when asking the drivers, note that cars whose German number plate starts with the single letter S a ...o catch ride. When you get closer to Konstanz, maybe 50 km before a lot of drivers will go to Switzerland but you can try from there back to Konstanz. If the
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• Lindau
  ...asi|Kwasi]] got a ride to Switzerland in 20 minutes,you can either talk to drivers or take a position with a sign.
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• Oslo
  ...about 300 meters. You will enter petrol station on motorway E6. Either ask drivers there, hitchhike on the busstop on the motorway just 100 meters next to the ...area. Stand right behind these gates. Payment takes a couple of whiles and drivers should have the time to notice you, there's also a plenty of place for them
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• Bucureşti
  ...preferably with a sign reading BG or TR. Traffic moves very slowly here so drivers have plenty of time to see you.
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• Somaliland
  ...elers and prevent you from hitchhiking. Because of the police checkpoints, drivers are reluctant to take hitchhikers. However, some police can be helpful and
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• Maine
  ...so be sure to stand a good distance in front of them, as to not intimidate drivers. Thumbing the on-ramps to these freeways is legal, and hitchhiker [[User:am
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• El Chaltén
  ..., and you miss some of the traffic, but you'll be the first hitchhiker the drivers see.
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• Highway
  ...he first one can be unpleasant, expose you to the dangers of over-speeding drivers, and appear being a hopeless position during the [[hitchhiking at night|nig
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• Chelyabinsk
  ...y. Eastern part this bypass road have very low traffic, seems like most of drivers go to the nearest villages, big trucks does not drive on this part of road.
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• Hitchhiking with a caravan
  ...board sign works even better than a German-language text: out of the seven drivers three were Polish, only one was German. During the festival the caravan was ...y, and Peter Bijl, who joined him in [[Essen]] in [[Germany]], asked their drivers to the dreams that they had. After the ride, they talked about this in the
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• Kristiansand
  ...lits the road to Møllevannsveien on one way and highway on the other. Most drivers are probably going shorter distance but DO NOT hesitate and take one of the
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• Batman
  ...t 100 mt down the road, you can start thumbing, but it would be easier for drivers (and on their vehicles) if you walk the slightly uphill section of the road
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• Interlaken
  ...e campground until you come to a B&B. There is a good place to hitch where drivers can turn into the parking lot and you know all traffic is going east alread
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• Murmansk
  ...y hitchhiking to the petrifyingly industrial city of Nikel and then asking drivers of Norwegian cars at the last petrol station. They were allowed to cross th
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• Project 888/Meetings
  ...ises to be unforgetable, and you will make that happen (together with your drivers)!
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• Signs
  ...by a [[Hitchhiker]] to communicate information to [[Picking_up_hitchhikers|drivers]]. Signs typically - but do not always - directly inform the driver of the * Is it going to be easier to just talk to drivers?
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• Marburg
  ...r courageous drivers since there is no hard shoulder for the cars to stop. Drivers can see you for while as they are stopping at the red light not far from yo
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• Olsztyn
  ...s nowhere for a car to stop on the side of the road, so you'll have to ask drivers who pull into the petrol station.
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• Livingstone
  ...elopment Agency. You will see the signboards on the property. Approach the drivers at this lay-by and ask them for a lift.
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• Picking up hitchhikers
  ...change a few words with the hitchhiker before throwing the door open. Many drivers pull over and hurriedly gesture for you to pile in, but you can often tell ...ivers for rides at petrol stations. This gives both hitchhikers as well as drivers more time to think, chat, and develop a rapport with which they can [[trust
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• La Paz (Baja California Sur)
  ...t Camino Real, a sign might be advantageous to weed out the short-distance drivers.
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• Clacket Lane Services north
  Clacket Lane has a lot of European truck drivers passing through it on their return journey to Dover so it is easy to travel
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• The Gambia
  ...in between Serekunda and Senegambia), close to Banjul, hosts most European drivers who have a car for sale, and is a good place for finding longer rides south
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• Townsville
  Don't walk around the station, stay near the entrances and ask drivers on the way out as the staff will get annoyed otherwise.
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• Jersey
  Many drivers would take a detour to bring me exactly where I wanted to go.
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• Armenia (Colombia)
  ...to Salento and Pereira. It´s a good spot but it´s very import to talk with drivers.
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• Amsterdam
  ...nd behind the bend you will find a BP petrol-station where you can talk to drivers, often a better way for getting a ride. The petrol station is easily access There is often a lot of competition at the ''liftplaats'' and drivers usually only go short distances, so by the time you have finally left Holla
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• Ternopil
  ...from the south going towards Lviv, or vice versa. Try to convince possible drivers to leave you at the end of town (when hitchhiking west) or near the highway
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• Faroe Islands
  ...e to walk along the road without hitching for a few hours, be prepared for drivers to stop and offer to give you a ride. Note that it's not recommended to wal Nearly everyone speaks English, but you will likely encounter drivers on in the more isolated places who speak only Faroese and Danish. If you s
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• Oulu
  ...There are many trucks going really far in different directions, the truck drivers are really friendly so it's easy to find a ride for one person. If you are ...re coming on two lanes from the city and join a third from the highway, so drivers might find it difficult to pull over. Try to catch a ride at least to Laiva
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• Mitzpe Ramon
  ...iple rides. You will first and foremost need to travel north to Sde Boker. Drivers on their way to Beer Sheva will be able to take you there. At Sde Boker, as
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• License plates
  ...ans [[Berlin]], '''OS''' means [[Osnabrück|Osnabrueck]] etc. Even a lot of drivers know the number plate letters, so hitchhiking with a sign saying '''OS''',
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• Flensburg
  ...follow the ''Husumer Strasse'' leading to an Aral petrol station. Ask the drivers there or stand after the traffic lights.
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• Edinburgh
  ...turn left walk about 100 meters and then stand with a sign saying Glasgow drivers will find it easy to see you and even STOP for you. Do not stand too close ...to pull in outside the petrol station, and a busy road. You could also ask drivers at the petrol station. Some anonymous hitchhiker hitched here twice. First
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• Bulgaria
  Quite a few drivers who would pick up hitchhikers are those who used to hitchhike themselves ba There are usually many truck drivers on this road who are willing to have some company. Do not be surprised if s
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• Het Lonnekermeer
  ...til you meet the railway. Just 10m behind the railway is a small bay where drivers can drop you off. Now all you have to do is walk up the bridge and find the
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• Cochabamba
  ...he road while sticking out your thumb should work). Leave early, the truck drivers do.
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• Mpulungu
  ...freight in the harbour and often leave town the same day. You can ask the drivers here about their destinations. If there are no trucks around you can walk a
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• Plovdiv
  ...ad through boulevard Vasil Aprilov (бул. Васил Априлов) is more common for drivers who goes to Sofia. Take the bus 20 (it stops somewhere in the center) or bu
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• Halle (Saale)
  Drivers can go via the exits ''Trotha'', ''Tornau'' or the Bundestraße B100. In [[User:Mohit|Mohit]]'s experience, hitching Berlin-Halle regularly, drivers will gladly do you the favour and no one has ever refused. It is best to as
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• Soest
  ...from around 6AM til 10PM) will be 1,60 Euro (as of August 2012) and as the drivers are checking mostly very carefull when you enter the bus, blackriding will
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• Haifa
  ...nty of service taxis serving this route, like 1 taxi every 30 seconds, and drivers seem to assume you try to stop them. This problem does not apply to hitchhi
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• Ljubljana
  ...n might look a bit strange, this is the most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and there's enough space for one car to safely stop there. ...hhiking is still possible, but stopping has became much more difficult for drivers. The Barje rest stop is recommended instead, or try to get a pick from the
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• Rotterdam
  ...traffic onto the motorway at intervals. There is a small parking area, so drivers have ample room to stop. ...ice stations on the A20 with someone going on the ferry. After speaking to drivers on the A20, most trucks passing through there terminate at the port, which
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• British Virgin Islands
  ...out whose car you jump in---we've found that at night even some of our cab drivers were visibly wasted. Ah, the island life. Obviously, single women should al
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• Georgia (United States)
  ...b will stop. Even still, it can take a while to get somewhere because most drivers aren't going very long distances. Often just to the next town, unless you a
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• Gdynia
  ...y and [[Warsaw]]: national road nr '''7''' and '''A1/A2''' motorways. Most drivers going to Warsaw choose road nr 7 as it's shorter and free of charge. Drivin '''Note''': most of the drivers shopping here are probably locals. It might be a good idea to use a sign fo
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• Glasgow
  ...the motorway number (AKA [[M74 (GB)|M74]], [[M6 (GB)|M6]]) or to approach drivers and ask. ...f free spaces on the parking lane. If you walk down to the traffic lights, drivers can see you truning from both directions on to the M74.
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• Yatağan
  ...], [[Bodrum]]), try to get a direct lift directly to the town centre. Some drivers who are driving to the big power plant 4 km west of Yatağan take hitchhike
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• Colombia
  ...2 around Colombia. Hitchhiking is working, it is a bit hard because normal drivers don´t trust in others. There are some migrants around and they feel insecu ...shushia in Patagonia which I took as far as Ecuador border. Also had three drivers on cocaine which were great, fast rides, very entertaining and obvious !''
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• Hobart
  As there aren't so many buses on weekends and as enough drivers coming from the Southern Outlet will just pass through the CBD, another val
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• Philippines
  ...look like a foreigner. Many people hitchhike all over the Philippines, and drivers rarely if ever ask for money. ...s then it is prepared to give you a lift, and it is OK to get on the back. Drivers usually prefer this to a lot of negotiating beforehand "can we get a ride,
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• Dunkerque
  ...and takes less than a minute. Always have your documents ready to show to drivers, so they know you are not an illegal immigrant.
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• Birmingham
  ...is close to both the motorway and the airport and is widely visited by car drivers.
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• Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing
  ...e where the bus passengers are stamped. Before you do this you can ask bus drivers if they would be nice enough to let you ride on the bus just across the bor ...us anywhere. If you are alone you might have more luck with Turkish truck drivers, but most people going here are full or scared you are an immigrant. We end
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• Koblenz
  ...on.Taking a position with a sign at the bus stop or speaking directly with drivers both work
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• Revelstoke
  ...of it has an unusually wide shoulder on both sides and is in full view of drivers going either way. Plus, the intersection slows potential traffic down consi
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• Astrakhan
  ...orter and there is slightly more traffic there, as it's preferred by truck drivers. However, the pavement quality is really bad and there are less sights on t
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• Calais
  ...be waiting to pick up foot passengers due to arrive on a boat. Also, most drivers headed to England will have bought their tickets in advance and will not co ...nd if they will take you. Most people will be foot passengers but some are drivers who are getting a last minute ticket. This is important as everyone must de
  12 KB (2,224 words) - 23:09, 2 November 2022
• Zaragoza
  After Centro de Agusta, there are three petrol stations. Most drivers will be staying within Zaragoza or going to one of the outlying pueblos suc
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• Italy
  ...tty much like French ones : contrary to Germany, there are tollgates where drivers have to get slower. ...p may also be fined; for hitchhikers, the fine appears to be 21 euros, for drivers up to 137 euros.
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• El Bolsón
  ...other small villages in this area are similar. That being said, one of my drivers on this route left me in El Hoyo. There is a large YPF service station here
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• Dushanbe
  ...bus 3. Walk a bit further from the last stop. Be ready for attacks of taxi drivers offering their service.
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• Maastricht
  ...y all drivers heading for Sittard). A sign again won't be of help there as drivers are bound for Roermond or Eindhoven there (and all could drop you at the up
  6 KB (1,058 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2020
• Reykjavík
  ...chhiking common enough in Iceland, you can always try asking the local bus drivers or at the tourist information offices for good spots. They might not have e
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• Brest (Belarus)
  ...top 'Cafe'). Then walk 600m along the main road (E30) to the gates and ask drivers.
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-11
  ...s or as owners of their own private vehicles. It was these people as lorry drivers, commercial travellers, executives or private motorists, who were the regul ...s are not remembered as a noticeable hitch-hiking category by professional drivers on the roads before the war.)
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• Slovenia
  ...to be more common here in the past, but it is still very doable and safe. Drivers are happy to see a hitchhiker and will tell you stories about hitchhiking w ...) so the whole highway sees you clearly. There is also plenty of space for drivers to pick you up.
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• Debrecen
  ...c light. You can hold out a sign for Miskolc and try to attract one of the drivers stopped at the light. Not the best place, but it worked.
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• St-Armand
  ..." and one or two ''Dépanneurs'', which can usually provide hitchhikers (or drivers) with a free small map of the highways in the area and local attractions. I
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• New York City
  ...hattan to the northeast-bound Bruckner Expressway without paying a toll.) Drivers may be less likely to stop in such urban surroundings, and you should exerc ...-gw-bridge-carpoolers/ reportedly considered legal]. The vast majority of drivers will just be crossing the bridge to reach Manhattan, but as this is the mai
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• Curitiba
  ...s (last station). The campus is next to the highway BR-116. Quite a lot of drivers are heading to São Paulo.
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• Dublin
  ...with the town name you want to go to spelt correctly and shown to oncoming drivers, when at a port or a national road. ...for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. Many drivers going towards Cork and Limerick here. There is a toll booth after Portlaois
  6 KB (1,052 words) - 08:50, 27 April 2021
• Xinjiang
  It's quite common for truck drivers to take people between [[Irkeshtam border crossing]] and [[Kashgar]] for mo
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• Arnhem
  ...ound (summer 2006). Also, he noticed an unusually high proportion of older drivers (over 60 years of age), and of gangs of youths showing off their modified s ...325 you will find a Shell station called 'Kempke' where more long distance drivers make a stop. You will have to hitch here from the above mentioned station,
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• Hitchhiking letter
  ...ak are not widespread, and it's hard to communicate your intentions to the drivers.
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• Dresden
  ...seemed liked this one has more time with the light being red meaning more drivers had to come to a complete stop before passing the bus stop. ...ay A4 ramp. There is quite a good place for the cars to stop; in addition, drivers can notice you in advance when waiting at the traffic lights. To get to thi
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• Washington D.C.
  ...ing lot right before the on-ramp (you'll need to go past it a ways to give drivers time to stop)
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• Lisbon
  ...ent and careful... This is the last petrol station before the highway, but drivers can still go to many other different directions, you just have to keep aski ...which way they headed and take off towards south or east. But as a lot of drivers in this station are going in different directions or very short distances,
  7 KB (1,247 words) - 17:30, 25 April 2021
• Orléans
  ...) then go back to the roundabout and go straight: it's really easy for the drivers to stop because they can park safely on the right.
  3 KB (485 words) - 00:46, 29 May 2021
• Bayonne
  ...and soon come to the next roundabout which leads to the A36 on the right. Drivers can see you and there is enough space to stop.
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• The Catastrophically Inefficient Trip
  # So we followed our drivers direction, got of around Hamm and decided to get back to A30. We got to''Te ...20 km', with completely wet shoes and in a fog making s invisible. Talk to drivers very clearly, ask them for their exact way and if they don't know arrange a
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• Madagascar
  ...distance. When getting in a car you need to make sure that it's free, many drivers will expect money but take you anyway when you make it clear that you are h
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• Bratislava
  ...ks aren't finished yet, there are no signs and it's easy to get lost. Some drivers will offer to drop you off here, thinking that there is a lot of traffic be ...stop ''Fatruny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the gas station 750 m from the bus stop. It's bit harder to get in to g
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• Random Roads/Ideas
  ...le hitchhiking and i wouldn't mind reading some recipes from Italian truck drivers or Music-Tips by a Spanish sextoy-seller for example.. * recipes you receive from drivers
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• Insurance
  ...ifferent types of '''insurance''' people can have for their vehicle. Often drivers refuse a ride because of ''insurance reasons''. This article should picture
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• Varna
  ...2 / E70, a great spot, where you can both hitch by the highway and ask the drivers who stop.
  3 KB (481 words) - 08:51, 1 October 2020
• Lugano
  ...] from the train station past a roundabout leads to an entry to the A2 for drivers to Milan. There is not a lot of traffic here, but at least you can be sure
  3 KB (554 words) - 10:55, 5 September 2022
• Reims
  ...barrier. At the toll booth, I waited 10 minutes for a lift. I kept asking drivers that were stopping where they were going with my voice and sign. Ask for th
  3 KB (470 words) - 18:39, 5 July 2022
• Essen
  ...he motorway. Traffic is good, but there is almost no place to stop for the drivers, so waiting time might be long and it can not be recommended.
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• Sardinia
  According to one of [[User:TonyPro|TonyPro]]'s drivers, the image of hitchhikers in the north is very different than in the south,
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• Pisa
  Bus drivers are not concerned by finding out if you have a ticket or not.
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• Umeå
  However, GPS apps will tell drivers to use the other road around the city. You definitely can't trust the satel
  3 KB (524 words) - 22:16, 19 August 2022
• Agadir
  ...Tafraoute – Avenue Mohamed VI, for Taroudant – Avenue Mohamed V. Also many drivers which go to Taroudant choose the road to Marrakesh and then turn right on t
  3 KB (471 words) - 15:50, 15 October 2020
• Greece
  ...ecently, making motorways less attractive for long distance drivers. Greek drivers will never directly ask for money. In very few cases, some might say they d
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• Saint-Étienne
  ...N88. There is not so much place for cars but it's working anyway, and the drivers can see you from the traffic light if it's red for them.
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