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* See also: '''Tips on Hitchhiking Germany''', an article on [http://www.digihitch.com/europe/western_europe/149_1_1_article.html Digihitch] by [http://www.digihitch.com/userinfo-dsmith4721.html David Smith].
=== Legal stuff ===
Hitchhiking in general is legal in Germany. It is only forbidden to hitchhike on the highway itself, meaning you standing on the highway (or its emergency lane). You are perfectly fine stopping at service stations and asking the people. If you want to start hitching at the highway ramps, make sure you stand before the rectangular blue sign indicating the start of the highway.
Police in general is really suspicous of hitchhikers, especially in the southern states of [[Bavaria]] or [[baden-Wuertemberg]]. Be polite and show them your ID (which you should always carry while hitching in Germany.) and they will leave you alone (after checking that you are no criminal)
=== License plates ===
