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== The top ten hitchhiker mistakes ==

'''1. not communicating clearly'''
You want to go South and end up going East. Make sure where your driver goes before you are heading off...

'''2. overestimate your skills'''
This is a quite nice one for experienced hitchhikers. Starting late in the evening or planning too long distances.

'''3. listen to the driver's suggestions'''
Everybody does it in the beginning of their career. You are not quite sure about the place you want to be dropped and you listen to the suggestions of your driver (who often hitchhiked himself in the seventies). Never do, you are the hitchhiking expert and you know [[where to hitchhike]]. In 9 of the 10 cases you will have a couple of hours waiting time to regret the decision. ;-)

'''4. stick to a gas station'''
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.

'''5. truck stops with 2 people'''
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.

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