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These Designated hitchhiking spots can be found are much more numerous in the Netherlands around several citiescountryside in some countries, especially in [[Belgium]] (VAP and Coivoit'stop), where hundreds of such as:spots exist. Also in Belgium still some of the designated hitchhiking spots created in 1978 are signposted, both in cities and on the countryside for example in [[Brussels]]. There are many local initiatives that support short distance hitchhiking with designated spots in [[France]]. In [[Germany]] local hitchhiking is encouraged by placing so-called ''Mitfahrerbänke'' (ride benches). These benches allow for a relaxed way of waiting for a local driver to pick people up. The development of these local designated sites is usually related to reduced public transport service.
* [[Amsterdam]]== External links ==* [[Enschede]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-_L6sQivI Mitfahrerbank (Ride bench) in Germany on Youtube](in German)* [[Den Haag]]* [[Groningen]http://www.globestoppeuse.com/auto-stop-de-proximite/ Local hitchhiking initiatives - country overview](in French) * [[Maastricht]]{{Wikipedia-link}}* [[Nijmegen]]{{Wikipedia-link|Trempiada}}* [[Utrecht]]{{wikipedia}}
''This article contains text from the Wikipedia article on [[httpCategory:Netherlands]] [[de://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liftershalte Liftershalte]]'
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[[File:IMG_5336.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Zac hitching in [[Amsterdam]]]] A '''liftershalte''' (also known as '''liftplaats''') is a spot (''halte'' means a stop, like busstop), marked by an official sign, where a hitchhiker can easily be picked up by car drivers. 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 pick up hitchers from there.
These spots can be found in [[Image:Liftershaltethe Netherlands|Netherlands]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[Groningen]], [[Utrecht]] and [[Zoetermeer]].png|right|thumb|199px|The Former official liftershalte signhitchhiking spots in [[Den Haag]] A liftershalte and [[Nijmegen]] are not signposted anymore, however still very suitable for hitching. In Germany there is a spot (halte means a stop, like busstop), marked by an official sign, where a hitchhiker can easily be picked up by car drivershitchhiking spot in [[Kiel]]. Drivers are aware of these Official hitchhiking spots exist in cities in [[Cuba]] and some especially drive to the spot to pick up hitchers from there[[Israel]].