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== Get out of a rest area ==
It might be necessary to get out of a rest station because it's empty and you think it will be easier to try to hitch on the local roads, because you are really close to your destination, you are on the wrong side of the motorway or you want to camp (see below). Many rest areas are fenced but it is usually possible to get out even in those cases. Many times there are breaks in the fence, you can try to see if there is a way to get out via the entrance or the exit, and of course see whether it's possible to jump over the fence. You can even ask the staff to open the door for you, keeping in mind that in this case you may not be able to re-enter.
=== Rest areas allowing cross-overs ===
Some rest areas serve both sides of a motorway, like the huge '''Dammer Berge''' bridge restaurant on the A1 in Germany, and on those it's obviously easy to cross the motorway should you need to do so. On others there are crossings for (official) vehicles that can also be used by pedestrians, but on occasion you may have to walk a fair distance. Here's a list of links to crossable rest-areas per country:
* [[X-Rest Germany|Crossable Raststättes in Germany]]
* [[X-Rest Belgium|Crossable Petrol stations and air de Services in Belgium]]
== Sleeping ==
