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[[Image:langewaterarnhem.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Arnhem - [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784 is a hitch too far?]]]Use caution when choosing a hitchhiking spot city in '''Arnhem'''. Especially watch out for the IJsseloordweg. There is a petrol station marked as a hitchhiking spot on [http://www.liftershalte.info Liftershalte], [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm Hitchhiking in east of the Netherlands], [http://www.autostopguide.com Autostop Guide to Europe] (plus maybe other sources) that no longer exists (as of May 2007). This It is on the N325 (IJsseloordweg) leading out capital of Arnhem onto the A12-A348 motorway junctionprovince of Gelderland. Google Maps still shows a satellite image Hitchhiking out of a petrol station, but as of summer this city is fairly average. In 2006 the petrol station had been removed and only a Texaco sign on a bare concrete concourse remained. [[User:Tmoon|Tom]]^{[[User talk:tmoon|Talk]]} was taken from [[Utrecht]] to this position, as according to the driver it was "a petrol station which drivers know about". Sadly, there is almost no hard shoulder for cars to stop for a hitchhiker, and Arnhem city centre is about 60-80 minutes' walk away. There are some hitchhiking opportunities whilst on at the walk back to the city centre, but they are few and far between. AdditionallyIJsseloordweg, located short before the hitchhiker noticed a high proportion junction of old driversA12 and A348, over 60 years of age, probably due to the city's war history. There was also a high proportion of gangs of youths showing off their modified saloon cars. Certainly no-one was interested in giving a liftclosed down for 6 months, and definitely not over the German border. Any attempts were met with sour looks from the pensioners, and middle fingers from the youths. If you are stuck at this spot (or at any other hitchhiking spot in Arnhem) whilst travelling to [[Germany]], then it may be worth accepting a lift to [[Nijmegen]] (very close to the border), reconstructed and negotiating with the driver to make a short diversion and take you over the borderreopened late 2006. The roads on the German side of the border are secondary roads, but seem to be fairly effective for hitchhiking. See [[Nijmegen]]. [[Category:Netherlands]]