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:''Wait on gas stations ("petrol stations") or truck stops for a ride. This way you won't get into trouble with the police, can ask people for a lift and you're close to water, food and a toilet. Some service stations don't like hitchhikers hanging around, though so be careful they don't call the police on you.''
:''[[User:Bernhard|Bernhard]] had a chat with a crime prevention officer from the Queensland police and the officer said the following: "The hitch hiking legislation in Queensland says that a person can not stand on the roadway to solicit a ride. Meaning that if they stand on the footpath or away from the roadway they are not comiting an offence. One of the main reasons we do undo people standing on the road hitching a ride is for their own safety and the safety of the motors driving. So some roads are very busy so its an offence to stand on the roadway and solicit a ride and it is a 40 dollar fine if the policeman chooses to give you a infringement notice for that offence."He also said that it is possible to stand on the footpath and hitch a ride, when there is enough space for a car to pull over. Police may stop a hitch hiker and ask for an ID, mostly to check on his records and WHY he is hitching a ride (is he running away from a crime? is he in trouble? does he need help?). Police officers want to know hwo is going through their area, so if a hitch hiker is on the footpath and not soliciting a ride at a dangerous spot, they will question him about his story but then let him go.''
Exact legislation can be found at Austlii;
