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Russian and Baltic truck drivers are reluctant to stop for hitchhikers in Belarus while Belorussian and Polish trucks are happy to have a company of some traveler(s). Hitchhiking at night is difficult but if you make yourself very visible you can get a ride even at two o'clock in the night (some cars might stop just because the driver thinks you are a police - light reflectors might give such an impression).
The average waiting time is about 20 minutes. It’s better to travel using main roads as road traffic on local roads is pretty poor. In Belarus there are no roads with limitations for hitchhikers, you can start stoping a car wherever you like it, the only exception is bridges. Roadsides are usually big enought to stop even a truck. Main roads are also of a very good condition while roads in rural areas might unpleasantly surprise you. The thing you must know, is that in Belarus you must obligatory wear a flicker (light-returning element) when you on the road after the sunset. The police have a plan to get some amount of violators each month, so the possibility of penalty (about EUR 10) is quite hight. It's better to buy a flicker (it costs from EUR 1), and it's not a problem - now they are sold in any shop in Belarus. == Maps ==[[File:Ratmir_autostop_Minsk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Ratmir]] hitching from [[Minsk]] to [[Polotsk]]]]There are only about fifteen main roads in Belarus, so if you are not staying in Belarus for long you can hitch through having just a print from any Internet source (for example, this [http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_belarus.htm]). More detailed map can be bought in any kiosk of "Belsouzdruk", where newspapers are sold. == Eating ==In Belarus there very poor road service, and restaurants in normal amount (for every 30-40 km) exists only on main roads, like [[E30]]/[[M1 (Belarus)|M1]]. But on the way there are usually a lot of small towns and villages, where in the shops you can find anything what you need (and 2-3 times cheaper, than in cafe). Of cource, if you want to find some ready dishes, you can go to students canteen or something like that. == Number plates == Belarus number plates end with a number of the département the car is registered in. For example, cars from Minsk end with number 7. See Wikipedia articles on [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81_%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8 Belarussian vehicle registration plates].
== Customs and Borders ==
