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# '''Sticking to a [[gas station|Gas Station]]'''<br />You're at a gas station on the [[highway]] and the next gas station on the highway is 122 km away. Don't be set upon finding a ride that takes you there. If you end up not getting a ride for more than 30 minutes you're probably better off at an on-ramp half way -- as long as there's enough daylight left. However, keep Mistake #3 in mind.<br /><br />
#'''Going one gas station too far'''<br />Missing your exit or last station before your destination might cause getting off at first station after your destination. It is deadly situation, unless you find an Extremely Friendly Driver with a lot of Free Time (this creature is half-mythical, and may fall into the same category as unicorns, etc) who is happy to drive you back. You do not want to walk kilometres back along the motorway, even if this may seem tempting. Get a lift to the next off-ramp, walk across, and hitch back to where you came from.<br /><br />
#'''Two or more people hitch-hiking at truck stops'''<br />Truckers are often happy to take hitchhikers. But in [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]] they're unlikely to pick up two hitchhikers, especially if their colleagues can see them. Avoid places with only trucks if you want a ride for 2. Also, it is illegal in some countries for truck drivers to take 2 people, as the truck cab only has 2 seat belts. If this happens to you you're your best shot is to look for trucks of one company, it's likely that they're driving together into one direction.<br /><br />
#'''Not turning down rides'''<br />In several occasions it is good to turn down rides. The clearest example is that accepting short rides from good hitchhiking spots is not always a good decision. The right decision can only be made with a lot of experience, and making the right decisions is always easier on roads that you already know.<br /><br />
#'''Falling asleep; falling in love (with the driver) or starting a too interesting discussion'''<br />These mistakes make you miss the best hitchhiking spots, because you are sleeping, because of the butterflies, or because the talking takes up all of your attention...<br /><br />
