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Hitchhiking in the '''Netherlands''' is quite easy, and legal in most places, though not on motorways. The basic idea is that when you're allowed to walk somewhere, you can stand there for hitching too. Standing on a motorway entrance just in front of the highway sign is allowed as well as standing on a petrol station along the motorway.  <!--Roads where it is not permitted to walk are indicated by:

However// this information seems to be quite ineffective in terms of multimedia use. I even can hardly imagine how these sign look like. Alternative: standing on Make a picture and put in in here ;) Any other ideas? // -->Since 1991 Dutch students have a motorway entrance just card providing them with free public transport (either in front of weekends or during the sign week), so hitchhiking is allowed not as well popular as standing on a petrol station along the motorwayit used to be. In some university towns, there are still official [[liftershalte|liftershaltes]], '''official hitchhiking spots'''.

Since 1991 Dutch students have a card providing them with free public transport (either in weekends or during the week), so hitchhiking is not as popular as it used to be. In some university towns, There are still official [[liftershalte]]s, official hitchhiking spots.Other good places are petrol stations along the motorways and the entrances to the motorway from larger cities (when there is a stopping space such as an emergency lane). On such a place the average waiting time is 5-45 minutes (same as Germany). A major difference with [[Germany]] is that many lifts are not longer than 50km.At gas stations you can try to talk to people, which will probably work out fine if you don't dress up like a hippie. Try and speak in Dutch or English. French and German often work too, but not as effectively.

Useful tiptips: Free use of Internet PC's in every city library. When hitching in the Netherlands for a longer period (or when you're living there), it's advisable to buy yourself a ''15-strippenkaart'' for EUR 6,80, or a ''45-strippenkaart'' for EUR 19,80. This is a lot cheaper than buying a 2-, 3- or 8-strippenkaart on the bus or tram.

<!-- //i'm hitching over from NL to DE every week, and nearly nobody is afraid that i have drugs with me...//To get to [[Germany]] can be a bit difficult, because some people are afraid they could get in trouble if you have marijuana (illegal but tolerated in the Netherlands) or other drugs with you. However, if you're not on a highway you can walk over the border and get another ride behind it.-->

At gas stations you can try to talk to people, which will probably work out fine if you don't dress up like a hippie. Try and speak in Dutch or English. French and German often work too, but not as effectively. When hitching in the Netherlands for a longer period (or when you're living there), it's advisable to buy yourself a ''15-strippenkaart'' for 6,80 Euro, or a ''45-strippenkaart'' for 19,80 Euro. This is a lot cheaper than buying a 2-, 3- or 8-strippenkaart on the bus or tram. =={{Cities==[[Image:Netherlands.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Entering from [[Belgium]]]]* [[Almelo]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Arnhem]]* [[Den Haag]]* [[Eindhoven]], [[Enschede]]* [[Groningen]]* [[Hengelo]], [['s-Hertogenbosch]]* [[Maastricht]]* [[Nijmegen]]* [[Rotterdam]]* [[Utrecht]]* [[Venlo]] == Roads ==* [[A1 (Netherlands)]]* [[A2 (Netherlands)]]}}* [[A12 (Netherlands)]]{{Provinces NL}}* [[A50 (Netherlands)]]{{Highways NL}}