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[[Image:Liftend.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]== Cześć wam ! ==Hi there. My name is Frank and I live in Maastricht, the southernmost city of the [[Netherlands]].

== Why ==

~~Hitchhiking~~ Hitch-hiking is one of my favourite ~~way~~ ways of travelling~~, which I practice when I have time: during weekends and in holidays~~. It is ~~a very~~ an interesting way to be in touch with people and also ~~a more~~ an environmentally aware and economic way of travelling fast ~~than going in your own vehicle or by public transport~~. ~~Anyway as~~ As far as travelling is concerned I also enjoy to move myself on foot, on bike, on ice-skate, and by public transport ~~and (all too often) in my Citroen C2~~.

It can take a while before you know how to ~~hitchhike~~ hitch-hike fast and efficient and also experienced ~~hitchhikers~~ hitch-hikers sometimes need patience. In my own country I rarely need more than twenty minutes to find a driver when I am in a good or reasonable ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking environment. I started ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking actively in spring 2003. Before that I ~~hitchhiked~~ hitch-hiked on occasion, for example to go back to the starting point of a hiking trip or to get back to a camping. The first experience was in the summer of 1993, when my father in a moment decided to ~~hitchhike~~ hitch-hike with me when we were walking in the French Alps. That way we managed to get up very high on the mountain. Otherwise we would not have succeeded in doing that. == Media ==* 2007 (19/11), radio interview, Radio 1 (The Netherlands), [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/radio1bnn.mp3 "Weg met BNN"] (Dutch).* 2018 (07/07), newspaper interview, Dagblad De Limburger (The Netherlands), [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/limburger070718.pdf "Mensch, durf te liften"] (Dutch).

~~== Interview ==~~

~~On 19 november 2007 I spoke live for Dutch Radio 1 program `Weg met BNN´ about hitchhiking. To hear the interview - in Dutch - [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/radio1bnn.mp3 click here].~~

== Inspiring music ==

In the meantime, I~~'ve started to link~~ associate some pieces of popular music to with this way of travel. I feel that these songs breath in their way spirit of hitchhiking. If you like, take a look at this listing, and feel happy to hear and see those pieces by You tube-technology. Links checked October 25, 2012.

[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~sAUhze7Scug~~ roPQ_M3yJTA Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird (CAN, 2000)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT9IDo-vF5k Kate Ryan - Voyage Voyage (BEL, 2008)[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=250965542145084 Dominik Gus - Hitchhiker's hymn] (SRB, 2018)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskaoVf8PPM Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)] (Sweden, 2011)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBfP63T0a60 Heart - All I wanna do is make love to you] (USA, 1990)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgTSfJEf_jM The Animals - House of the rising sun] (UK, 1964)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A Robert Johnson - Cross road blues] (USA, 1936)

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sml8W5SAwo Robert Johnson - Walking Blues] (USA, 1936)

[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~qBGNlTPgQII~~ DWSceMtAjPw Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express] (D, 1977)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atyvdC15HFA Moby - Everloving] (USA, 1999)

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_XYk-Xc94 Karen Stanek - Jedziemy autostopem] (PL, 1964)

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35wEzoXgyqY City to City - The road ahead (miles of the unknown)] (NL, 1999)

[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~oIbaISxK8QY Vanity Fare~~ M0Ths5KI2Bw Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue - ~~Hitchin'~~ Kids ("jump on board, take a ride~~] (USA, 1969~~")~~[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYvuS9OxdA Amy Mc Donald - This is the life~~] (~~Scotland~~UK, ~~2007~~2000)[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~aVbbYYUMI~~T7ASCgdByDU Vanity Fare -~~c Ronan Keating feat. Yusuf Islam - Father and son] (Ireland, 2004)[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePyRrb2-fzs One Republic feat. Timabaland - Apologize~~Hitchin' a ride] (USA, ~~2007~~1969)[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~rU_dmrwom6c Moby~~ x- ~~Lift me up] (USA, 2005)[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6flyJBobVc Phil Collins~~ G28iyPtz0 Kraftwerk - ~~Can’t stop loving you~~Autobahn] (UKD, ~~2002~~1974)[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~68C~~iRYvuS9OxdA Amy Macdonald -~~r9kSLNE Kraftwerk - Autobahn~~This Is The Life] (DScotland, ~~1974~~2007)

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7elJmji7l4 The Crickets - I fought the law] (USA, 1959)

[~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~P71bbUYDFpQ~~ CY7JwcKo-LQ Boudewijn de Groot - Jimmy] (NL, 1973)

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5IOou6qN1o Muddy Waters - Mannish boy] (USA, 1955)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpBFOJ3R0M4 Garbage - Only happy when it rains] (USA, 1995)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7meN_d91Fo Alpenzusjes - Naar voren, naar achter] (NL, 2011)

== Map ==

[https://fusiontables.googleusercontent.com/embedviz?q=select+col2+from+1Eaz6opRUEXUverRsjntUpGfxoRj-7TTh4rD0Idt4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=47.67914926991487&lng=7.627205000000004&t=1&z=5&l=col2&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML This is a map] on which you can see all the road that I have not painted red while hitch-hiking. Last update: 08.2016.

== Giving lifts ==

I thoroughly enjoy giving lifts as well, whenever possible. If I drive, my eyes automatically scan every logical location for ~~hitchhikers~~hitch-hikers: petrol stations on motorways, bus stops... Sometimes I drive over motorway petrol stations just to be sure that I can offer a lift in case there is a ~~hitchhiker~~hitch-hiker. The first ~~hitchhikers~~ hitch-hikers I took, as far as I remember, were on a bright summer day in the south of Italy. Funnily, the first day I took a hitcher, I also took a second one. The first hitcher literally knocked the door for a short ride downhill, towards a next village on Sicily. The second hitcher the same day I picked up on the first motorway petrol station on continental Italy, right after crossing the Adriatic Ocean from Siciliy. This young Czech traveller rode along for some 400 kilometers. Ever since I love giving rides, it being my second nature, although hitchers remain a rare phenomenon these days.

== Totals and [[User:fverhart/log|log]] ==

As of ~~January 17~~June 29, ~~2014~~ 2023 the total distance covered by ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking amounted roughly to 81228,~~681~~056.5 8 kilometres, a total of ~~1404~~ 3,350 rides, 2470,~~308~~ 646.0 minutes waiting, average distance 5668.4 0 km and an average wait of 018.~~30 minutes~~ 6 seconds per ~~kilometre~~kilometer. [[User:fverhart/log|The full list of journeys can be found by clicking here]]. ~~The average speed of all 60 rides since 15 December 2013 was about 99.1 km/h~~.

{| border="1" width='100%'

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|~~As of May 9, 2014~~||||

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|'''year'''

|'''avg wait'''

|'''avg distance'''

|'''avg wait ~~minutes~~ sec / km'''|'''longest wait min'''|'''longest ride km'''|'''best 24 hrs'''

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|1993/00/01/02

|align="right"|4m34s

|align="right"|8.7 km

|align="right"|31.5|align="right"|15|align="right"|20.0km|align="right"|20.520 km

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|2003

|align="right"|16m32s

|align="right"|46.2 km

|align="right"|21.5|align="right"|75|align="right"|540.0km|align="right"|713.360 km

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|2004

|align="right"|12m53s

|align="right"|45.9 km

|align="right"|16.9|align="right"|95|align="right"|223.0km|align="right"|337.280 km

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|2005

|align="right"|14m05s

|align="right"|49.0 km

|align="right"|17.3|align="right"|160|align="right"|480.0km|align="right"|1125.290 km

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|2006

|align="right"|15m59s

|align="right"|55.6 km

|align="right"|17.3|align="right"|180|align="right"|700.0km|align="right"|884.290 km

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|2007

|align="right"|15m24s

|align="right"|53.9 km

|align="right"|17.1|align="right"|120|align="right"|882.0km|align="right"|969.290 km

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|2008

|align="right"|19m38s

|align="right"|64.8 km

|align="right"|18.2|align="right"|120|align="right"|596.0km|align="right"|1001.305 km

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|2009

|align="right"|19m19s

|align="right"|64.9 km

|align="right"|17.9|align="right"|210|align="right"|1032.0km|align="right"|1086.300 km

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|2010

|align="right"|11m44s

|align="right"|67.3 km

|align="right"|10.5|align="right"|60|align="right"|474.0km|align="right"|1052.279 km

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|2011

|align="right"|30m20s

|align="right"|107.6 km

|align="right"|16.9|align="right"|60|align="right"|393.0km|align="right"|968.283 km

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|2012

|align="right"|18m12s

|align="right"|56.7 km

|align="right"|19.3|align="right"|90|align="right"|541.0km|align="right"|774.324 km

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|2013

|align="right"|14,~~255~~129.0 4 km|align="right"|~~240~~239

|align="right"|19m28s

|align="right"|59.4 1 km|align="right"|19.8|align="right"|175|align="right"|592.0km|align="right"|1208.337 km

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|2014

|align="right"|25,910.2 km|align="right"|334|align="right"|19m08s|align="right"|77.6 km|align="right"|14.8|align="right"|245|align="right"|821.0 km|align="right"|1636.9 km|-|2015|align="right"|36,979.1 km|align="right"|372|align="right"|27m20s|align="right"|99.4 km|align="right"|16.5|align="right"|459|align="right"|1048.0 km|align="right"|1535.0 km|-|2016|align="right"|16,756.9 km|align="right"|263|align="right"|22m13s|align="right"|63.7 km|align="right"|20.9|align="right"|342|align="right"|543.0 km|align="right"|1456.8km|-|2017|align="right"|16,~~451~~757.1 km|align="right"|222|align="right"|23m58s|align="right"|75.5 km|align="right"|19.0|align="right"|201|align="right"|921.0 km|align="right"|1562.2 km|-|2018|align="right"|16,529.1 km|align="right"|218|align="right"|23m10s|align="right"|75.8 km|align="right"|18.3|align="right"|160|align="right"|860.0 km|align="right"|1758.1 km|-|2019|align="right"|11,299.9 km|align="right"|119|align="right"|35m18s|align="right"|94.4 km|align="right"|22.4|align="right"|318|align="right"|797.0 km|align="right"|1507.9 km|-|2020|align="right"|1,637.0 km|align="right"|43|align="right"|23m35s|align="right"|38.1 km|align="right"|37.2|align="right"|111|align="right"|185.0 km|align="right"|239.0 km|-|2021|align="right"|3,554.7 km|align="right"|55|align="right"|21m30s|align="right"|64.6 km|align="right"|~~101~~19.8|align="right"|89|align="right"|906.0 km|align="right"|1010.7 km|-|2022|align="right"|10,472.3 km|align="right"|208|align="right"|19m20s|align="right"|50.8 km|align="right"|23.3|align="right"|455|align="right"|456.0 km|align="right"|1570.7 km|-|2023|align="right"|8,432.4 km|align="right"|115|align="right"|25m13s|align="right"|73.3 km|align="right"|25.2|align="right"|263|align="right"|831435.6 0 km|align="right"|1770.6 km

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|'''total'''

|align="right"|'''88228,~~256~~056.4 8 km'''|align="right"|'''~~1524~~3,350'''|align="right"|'''21m05s'''|align="right"|'''5768.9 1 km'''|align="right"|'''18.6'''|||

|}

The following table gives an overview of lifts I have given to ~~hitchhikers~~hitch-hikers, while driving my a car. This table is up to date.

{| border="1" width='100%'

|'''rides given'''

|

|~~As of July 1, 2013~~

|-

|'''year'''

|align="right"|67.8 km

|align="right"|2

|-

|2014

|align="right"|0.0 km

|align="right"|0

|-

|2015

|align="right"|31.1 km

|align="right"|1

|-

|2016

|align="right"|0.0 km

|align="right"|0

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|'''~~702~~733.4 5 km'''|align="right"|'''2021'''

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== Per country ==

~~The last available accurate update of an overview~~ As of ~~all distances hitchhiked per country dates from October 11~~June 29, ~~2013~~2023. Please note that for ~~cross border~~ international rides the number of rides acquired in the country in which the ride started was increased by one. The waiting time ~~for~~ and the ~~concerning ride~~ distance of these rides has been divided over the concerned countries by proportion of the length of a ride. The table contains the following variables: <li>country</li> <li>rides (#)</li> <li>total distance (kms) </li> <li>average distance (kms)</li> <li>total waiting time (minutes)</li> <li>average wait for a ride (minutes)</li> <li>average wait for a kilometer (seconds)</li> <li>average distance internal ride in the country (kms)</li> <li>average distance international ride starting in the country (kms)</li> <li>longest internal ride in the country (kms)</li> <li>longest international ride starting in the country (kms)</li> <li>average driving speed of rides within the country (kmh)</li> <li>highest driving speed of rides within the country (kmh)</li> <li>average driving speed of international rides starting in the country (kmh)</li> <li>highest driving speed of international rides starting in the country (kmh)</li> <li>absolute top speed (peak speed) (kmh)</li> (1) Updated June 1, 2017

{| border="1" width='100%'

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|~~As of October 11, 2013~~(1)|(1)|(1)|(1)|(1)||(1)||

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|'''country'''

|'''rides'''

|'''distance'''

|'''dist avg ~~distance'''|'''share~~'''

|'''wait'''

|'''avg wait / ride'''

|'''avg wait / km'''

|'''dist nat avg'''

|'''dist int avg'''

|'''dist nat top'''

|'''dist int top'''

|'''sp nat avg'''

|'''sp nat top'''

|'''sp int avg'''

|'''sp int top'''

|'''sp peak'''

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|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]] Germany

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|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]] Poland

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|[[File:Flag_of_Croatia.svg|30px]] Croatia

|align="right"|236|align="right"|11,290.6|align="right"|~~728~~47.8|align="right"|5,726.2|align="right"|24.~~6 km~~3|align="right"|~~121~~30.4 km|align="right"|39.1|align="right"|232.4|align="right"|339.0 %|align="right"|~~151~~543.0|align="right"|82.2 ~~mins~~|align="right"|25162.8|align="right"|78.4|align="right"|160.0|align="right"|210|-|[[File:Flag_of_Austria.svg|30px]] Austria|align="right"|50|align="right"|9,076.2 ~~mins~~|align="right"|181.5|align="right"|3,417.8|align="right"|68.4|align="right"|22.6|align="right"|134.4|align="right"|264.9|align="right"|291.0|align="right"|1,048.0|align="right"|117.8|align="right"|120.~~21 mins~~7|align="right"|98.2|align="right"|150.8|align="right"|170

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic~~Flag_of_Italy.svg|30px]] ~~Czech Republic~~Italy

|align="right"|33

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_France~~Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg|30px]] ~~France~~Czech Republic|align="right"|1857|align="right"|~~492~~2,139.~~7 km~~4|align="right"|37.5|align="right"|869.2|align="right"|15.2|align="right"|2724.4 km|align="right"|20.2|align="right"|450.9|align="right"|183.0|align="right"|797.0|align="right"|88.0|align="right"|118.1|align="right"|98.8|align="right"|115.7 %|align="right"|~~276~~160|-|[[File:Flag_of_Spain.svg|30px]] Spain|align="right"|19|align="right"|1 ~~mins~~,073.9|align="right"|56.5|align="right"|625.1|align="right"|32.9|align="right"|34.9|align="right"|51.7|align="right"|195.2|align="right"|15226.~~3 mins~~0|align="right"|336.0|align="right"|87.4|align="right"|109.~~56 mins~~2|align="right"|88.7|align="right"|96.0|align="right"|

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Luxembourg~~Flag_of_Serbia.svg|30px]] ~~Luxembourg~~Serbia|align="right"|2516|align="right"|~~454~~1,024.8|align="right"|64.1|align="right"|382.2|align="right"|23.9 km|align="right"|1822.~~2 km~~4|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|083.6 %|align="right"|~~286~~176.~~7 mins~~0|align="right"|11|align="right"|89.~~5 mins~~1|align="right"|0143.6|align="right"|143.~~63 mins~~6|align="right"|170

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Slovenia~~Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg|30px]] ~~Slovenia~~Luxembourg|align="right"|636|align="right"|~~149~~850.4 km|align="right"|2423.~~9 km~~6|align="right"|0388.~~2 %~~3|align="right"|~~158~~10.~~1 mins~~8|align="right"|2627.4 ~~mins~~|align="right"|11.6|align="right"|140.1|align="right"|27.~~06 mins~~0|align="right"|223.0|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|80.0|align="right"|123.5|align="right"|

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|[[File:Flag_of_Hungary.svg|30px]] Hungary

~~|align="right"|6~~

~~|align="right"|78.0 km~~

~~|align="right"|13.0 km~~

~~|align="right"|0.1 %~~

~~|align="right"|67.0 mins~~

~~|align="right"|11.2 mins~~

~~|align="right"|0.86 mins~~

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~~|[[File:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|30px]] Ukraine~~

|align="right"|7

|align="right"|70758.~~6 km~~0|align="right"|10108.~~1 km~~3|align="right"|117.0|align="right"|16.~~1 %~~7|align="right"|559.3|align="right"|13.00|align="right"|294.0 ~~mins~~|align="right"|747.~~9 mins~~8|align="right"|294.0|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|95.4|align="right"|95.~~78 mins~~4|align="right"|160

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|~~'''total'''~~[[File:Flag_of_Slovakia.svg|30px]] Slovakia|align="right"|~~'''1320'''~~11|align="right"|~~'''74,345~~664.~~7 km'''~~6|align="right"|~~'''56~~60.~~3 km'''~~4|align="right"|~~'''100~~351.0 ~~%'''~~|align="right"|~~'''21,972~~31.~~0 mins'''~~9|align="right"|~~'''16~~31.~~6 mins'''~~7|align="right"|~~'''0~~50.~~30 mins'''~~2|}align="right"|50.0~~ ~~ ~~ <travelmap countries~~|align="~~nl,de~~right" c2|175.0|align="~~be,pl~~right" c3|86.0|align="~~fr,lu,at,sk,cz,lt,ua,hu,gb~~right" c4||align="grright" ~~width~~||align="~~800~~right" ~~description='Franks hitchological footprint. Red more than 10000 km, yellow 1000 to 10000 km, blue less than 1,000 km. I have not hitchhiked South America (mistake in map).' /> ~~||align=~~= Country of registration of the vehicles ==~~"right"|{| ~~border~~align="1right" ~~width='100%'~~|170

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|[[File:Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|30px]] Lithuania|align="right"|10|align="right"|663.2|align="right"|66.3|align="right"|285.7|align="right"|28.6|align="right"|25.8|align="right"|56.5|align="right"|227.4|align="right"|172.0|align="right"|403.0|align="right"|82.0|align="right"|123.7|align="right"|71.8|align="right"|71.8+|~~As of October 11, 2013~~align="right"|150

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|~~'''country'''~~[[File:Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg|30px]] Bosnia and Herzegovina|align="right"|16|align="right"|569.7|align="right"|35.6|align="right"|640.5|align="right"|40.0|align="right"|67.5|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|89.1|~~'''code'''~~align="right"||~~'''rides'''~~align="right"||~~'''share'''~~align="right"|

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_the_Netherlands~~Flag_of_Switzerland.svg|30px]] ~~The Netherlands~~Switzerland|align="~~left~~right"|6|align="right"|NL538.3|align="right"|~~643~~89.7|align="right"|48282.7 %|align="right"|72.2|align="right"|31.5|align="right"|68.3|align="right"|562.0|align="right"|117.0|align="right"|562.0|align="right"|105.0|align="right"|117.0|align="right"|95.0|align="right"|95.0|align="right"|190

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Belgium~~Flag_of_Montenegro.svg|30px]] ~~Belgium~~Montenegro|align="~~left~~right"|11|align="right"|198.6|align="right"|B18.1|align="right"|~~197~~149.8|align="right"|1413.~~9 %~~6|align="right"|45.3|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|30px]] ~~Germany~~United Kingdom|align="~~left~~right"|3|align="right"|178.8|align="right"|59.6|align="right"|D170.0|align="right"|~~160~~56.7|align="right"|1257.~~1 %~~0|align="right"|25.6|align="right"||align="right"|66.0|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Poland~~Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|30px]] ~~Poland~~Ukraine|align="~~left~~right"|7|align="right"|PL70.6|align="right"|~~157~~10.1|align="right"|1155.0|align="right"|7.9 %|align="right"|46.7|align="right"|10.1|align="right"|140.0|align="right"|29.0|align="right"|140.0|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic~~Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg|30px]] ~~Czech Republic~~Liechtenstein|align="~~left~~right"|0|align="right"|19.5|align="right"|CZ0.0|align="right"|360.0|align="right"|25.~~7 %~~4|align="right"|16.6|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|90

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|~~[[File:Flag_of_France~~'''total'''|align="right"|'''3,350'''|align="right"|'''228,056.~~svg~~8'''|align="right"|~~30px]] France~~'''68.1'''|align="~~left~~right"|F'''70,646.0'''|align="right"|29'''21.0'''|align="right"|2'''18.2 6'''|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|'|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|'|} == Country of registration of the vehicles == {| border="1" width='100%'

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Hungary~~Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]] ~~Hungary~~The Netherlands|align="left"|HNL|align="right"|1146,911.5|align="right"|29.7|align="right"|992|align="right"|42.2|align="right"|47.3 |align="right"|097.~~8 %~~6

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Slovakia~~Flag_of_Belgium.svg|30px]] ~~Slovakia~~Belgium|align="left"|SKB|align="right"|15,376.8|align="right"|9.7|align="right"|328|align="right"|15.2|align="right"|46.9|align="right"|98.7|-|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]] Germany|align="left"|D|align="right"|26,209.3|align="right"|16.5|align="right"|261|align="right"|13.9|align="right"|100.4|align="right"|105.4|-|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]] Poland|align="left"|PL|align="right"|27,904.4|align="right"|17.7|align="right"|257|align="right"|10.9|align="right"|108.6|align="right"|95.4|-|[[File:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]] France|align="left"|F|align="right"|9724.1|align="right"|6.2|align="right"|139|align="right"|5.9|align="right"|70.0|align="right"|97.~~7 %~~1

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|[[File:Flag_of_Croatia.svg|30px]] Croatia

|align="left"|HR

|align="right"|3822.8|align="right"|2.4|align="right"|84|align="right"|3.6|align="right"|45.5|align="right"|79.7|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg|30px]] Czech Republic|align="left"|CZ|align="right"|2461.6|align="right"|1.6|align="right"|59|align="right"|2.5|align="right"|41.7|align="right"|99.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|30px]] Italy|align="left"|I|align="right"|3460.0|align="right"|2.~~5 %~~2|align="right"|28|align="right"|1.2|align="right"|123.6|align="right"|98.8

|-

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Lithuania~~Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg|30px]] ~~Lithuania~~Luxembourg|align="left"|LTL|align="right"|5615.6|align="right"|0.4 %|align="right"|21|align="right"|0.9|align="right"|29.3|align="right"|105.8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Slovenia.svg|30px]] Slovenia

|align="left"|SLO

|align="right"|41863.9|align="right"|1.2|align="right"|20|align="right"|0.~~3 %~~8|align="right"|93.2|align="right"|83.4

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Austria~~Flag_of_Spain.svg|30px]] ~~Austria~~Spain|align="left"|AE|align="right"|31627.1|align="right"|1.0|align="right"|19|align="right"|0.8|align="right"|85.6|align="right"|93.~~2 %~~6

|-

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Romania~~Flag_of_Hungary.svg|30px]] ~~Romania~~Hungary|align="left"|ROH|align="right"|21561.8|align="right"|1.0|align="right"|14|align="right"|0.~~2 %~~6|align="right"|111.6|align="right"|95.0

|-

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Belarus~~Flag_of_Austria.svg|30px]] ~~Belarus~~Austria|align="left"|BYA|align="right"|11450.5|align="right"|0.~~1 %~~9|align="right"|11|align="right"|0.5|align="right"|131.9|align="right"|100.8

|-

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Bulgaria~~Flag_of_Switzerland.svg|30px]] ~~Bulgaria~~Switzerland|align="left"|BGCH|align="right"|11008.3|align="right"|0.6|align="right"|9|align="right"|0.4|align="right"|112.0|align="right"|107.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_Denmark.svg|30px]] Denmark|align="left"|DK|align="right"|407.7|align="right"|0.3|align="right"|9|align="right"|0.4|align="right"|45.3|align="right"|75.6|-|[[File:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|30px]] Ukraine|align="left"|UA|align="right"|1251.6|align="right"|0.~~1 %~~8|align="right"|8|align="right"|0.3|align="right"|156.5|align="right"|82.6|-|[[File:Flag_of_Romania.svg|30px]] Romania|align="left"|RO|align="right"|523.8|align="right"|0.3|align="right"|4|align="right"|0.2|align="right"|131.0|align="right"|100.5

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|[[File:Flag_of_Portugal.svg|30px]] Portugal

|align="left"|P

|align="right"|746.0|align="right"|0.5|align="right"|3|align="right"|0.1|align="right"|248.7|align="right"|82.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg|30px]] Bulgaria|align="left"|BG|align="right"|403.0|align="right"|0.3|align="right"|3|align="right"|0.1|align="right"|134.3|align="right"|83.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_Serbia.svg|30px]] Serbia|align="left"|SRB|align="right"|381.5|align="right"|0.2|align="right"|3|align="right"|0.1 %|align="right"|127.2|align="right"|102.2

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Spain~~Flag_of_Latvia.svg|30px]] ~~Spain~~Latvia|align="left"|ELV|align="right"|790.0|align="right"|0.5|align="right"|2|align="right"|0.1|align="right"|395.0|align="right"|87.~~1 %~~8

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|[[File:Flag_of_Turkey.svg|30px]] Turkey

|align="left"|TR

|align="right"|797.0

|align="right"|0.5

|align="right"|1

|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|797.0|align="right"||-|[[File:Flag_of_Montenegro.svg|30px]] Montenegro|align="left"|MNE|align="right"|262.0|align="right"|0.2|align="right"|1 %|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|262.0|align="right"|78.2|-|Corps Diplomatique (CD)|align="left"|CD|align="right"|255.0|align="right"|0.2|align="right"|1|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|255.0|align="right"|122.4|-|[[File:Flag_of_Belarus.svg|30px]] Belarus|align="left"|BY|align="right"|207.0|align="right"|0.1|align="right"|1|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|207.0|align="right"||-|[[File:Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg|30px]] Bosnia and Herzegovina|align="left"|BIH|align="right"|77.6|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|1|align="right"|0.0|align="right"|77.6|align="right"|

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|Not recorded

|align="left"|

|align="right"|111022.6|align="right"|0.~~8 %~~6|-align="right"|~~'''total'''~~14|align="right"|0.6|align="right"|~~'''1320'''~~73.0|align="right"|~~'''100~~83.~~0 %'''~~4

|}

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|45px]] '''Registration of the vehicles of rides starting in The Netherlands'''

|

|As of ~~October 11~~July 26, ~~2013~~2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''share'''

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|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|~~30px~~20px]] The Netherlands

|align="left"|NL

|align="right"|~~601~~923|align="right"|86 85 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Belgium.svg|~~30px~~20px]] Belgium

|align="left"|B

|align="right"|4278|align="right"|6 7 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|~~30px~~20px]] Germany

|align="left"|D

|align="right"|2845

|align="right"|4 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|~~30px~~20px]] Poland

|align="left"|PL

|align="right"|917|align="right"|1 2 %

|-

|align="left"|

|align="right"|1923

|align="right"|2 %

|-

|Not recorded

|align="left"|

|align="right"|57

|align="right"|1 %

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|

|align="right"|'''~~696~~1092'''

|align="right"|'''100 %'''

|}

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Belgium~~Flag_of_Germany.svg|~~40px~~45px]] '''Registration of the vehicles of rides starting in ~~Belgium~~Germany'''

|

|As of ~~October 11~~July 26, ~~2013~~2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''share'''

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|20px]] Germany|align="left"|D|align="right"|188|align="right"|67 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|20px]] Poland|align="left"|PL|align="right"|31|align="right"|11 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|20px]] The Netherlands|align="left"|NL|align="right"|23|align="right"|8 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_Belgium.svg|~~30px~~20px]] Belgium

|align="left"|B

|align="right"|~~142~~12|align="right"|80 4 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_France.svg|~~30px~~20px]] France

|align="left"|F

|align="right"|73|align="right"|4 1 %

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|~~30px~~20px]] ~~Germany~~Lithuania|align="left"|DLT

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|2 1 %

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_Luxembourg~~Flag_of_Hungary.svg|~~30px~~20px]] ~~Luxembourg~~Hungary|align="left"|LH

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|2 1 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_Austria.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Belarus.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Croatia.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Romania.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Slovenia.svg|20px]] |align="left"||align="right"|8|align="right"|3 %

|-

|~~[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]] [[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|30px]]~~Not recorded

|align="left"|

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|2 1 %

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|

|align="right"|'''~~175~~184'''

|align="right"|'''100 %'''

|}

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_Belgium.svg|~~45px~~40px]] '''Registration of the vehicles of rides starting in ~~Germany~~Belgium'''

|

|As of ~~October 11~~July 26, ~~2013~~2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''share'''

|-

|[[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_Belgium.svg|~~30px~~20px]] ~~Germany~~Belgium|align="left"|DB|align="right"|~~124~~223|align="right"|67 82 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|20px]] The Netherlands|align="left"|NL|align="right"|29|align="right"|11 %

|-

|-

|-

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|[[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|~~30px~~20px]] United Kingdom

|align="left"|UK

|align="right"|62|align="right"|3 1 %

|-

|align="left"|

~~|align="right"|19~~|align="right"|2 %|-~~|Not recorded|align="left"||align="right"|3~~|align="right"|2 1 %

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|

|align="right"|'''~~184~~273'''

|align="right"|'''100 %'''

|}

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|45px]] '''Registration of the vehicles of rides starting in Poland'''

|

|As of ~~October 11~~July 26, ~~2013~~2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''share'''

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|~~30px~~20px]] Poland

|align="left"|PL

|align="right"|~~124~~195|align="right"|91 90 %

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|align="left"|NL

|align="right"|45|align="right"|3 2 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg|20px]] Czech Republic|align="left"|CZ|align="right"|2|align="right"|1 %|-|[[File:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|20px]] Ukraine|align="left"|UA|align="right"|2|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:~~Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic~~Flag_of_Latvia.svg|~~30px~~20px]] [[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_Slovakia.svg|~~30px]] [[File:Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|30px]] [[File:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|30px~~20px]] [[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|~~30px~~20px]]

|align="left"|

|align="right"|83|align="right"|6 1 %

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|

|align="right"|'''~~136~~217'''

|align="right"|'''100 %'''

|}

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_France.svg|45px]] '''Registration of the vehicles of rides starting in France'''

|

|As of July 26, 2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''code'''

|'''rides'''

|'''share'''

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_France.svg|20px]] France

|align="left"|F

|align="right"|118

|align="right"|80 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|20px]] The Netherlands

|align="left"|NL

|align="right"|7

|align="right"|5 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Belgium.svg|20px]] Belgium

|align="left"|B

|align="right"|5

|align="right"|3 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Switzerland.svg|20px]] Switzerland

|align="left"|CH

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|2 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|20px]] Germany

|align="left"|D

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|20px]] Italy

|align="left"|I

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|20px]] Poland

|align="left"|PL

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Portugal.svg|20px]] Portugal

|align="left"|PT

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Spain.svg|20px]] Spain

|align="left"|E

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|20px]] United Kingdom

|align="left"|UK

|align="right"|2

|align="right"|1 %

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|[[File:Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Latvia.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag_of_Romania.svg|20px]]

|align="left"|

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|2 %

|-

|'''total'''

|align="right"|

|align="right"|'''148'''

|align="right"|'''100 %'''

|}

== License plate / country distance ratio ==

Calculating the ratio of distance by license plate and the distance hitchhiking in the country of that license plate returns a number between zero and infinite. If the number is above 1 it can be said that the people driving cars registered in that country contributed more than average to my hitch-hiking mileage, well on condition that these numbers are based on enough data... The height of the ratio per country depends on several variables such as how inclined people with a plate from the country are to help a hitch-hiker and how well I know the language of that country.

{| border="1" width='100%'

|-

|'''License plate / country distance ratio'''

|

|As of July 26, 2016

|-

|'''country'''

|'''distance license plate km'''

|'''distance country km'''

|'''ratio'''

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]] Netherlands

|align="right"|46,911.5

|align="right"|42,548.9

|align="right"|1.10

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]] Poland

|align="right"|29,904.4

|align="right"|17,024.8

|align="right"|1.76

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]] Germany

|align="right"|26,209.3

|align="right"|50,620.4

|align="right"|.52

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Belgium.svg|30px]] Belgium

|align="right"|15,376.8

|align="right"|12,468.8

|align="right"|1.23

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_France.svg|30px]] France

|align="right"|9,724.1

|align="right"|13,599.0

|align="right"|.72

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Croatia.svg|30px]] Croatia

|align="right"|3,822.8

|align="right"|4,855.1

|align="right"|.79

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|30px]] United Kingdom

|align="right"|3,511.8

|align="right"|178.8

|align="right"|19.64

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|30px]] Italy

|align="right"|3,460.0

|align="right"|5,052.1

|align="right"|.68

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg|30px]] Czech Republic

|align="right"|2,461.6

|align="right"|2,139.4

|align="right"|1.15

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Lithuania.svg|30px]] Lithuania

|align="right"|2,157.1

|align="right"|663.2

|align="right"|3.25

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Slovenia.svg|30px]] Slovenia

|align="right"|1,863.9

|align="right"|1,406.2

|align="right"|1.32

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Austria.svg|30px]] Austria

|align="right"|1,450.5

|align="right"|2,879.8

|align="right"|.50

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Spain.svg|30px]] Spain

|align="right"|1,627.1

|align="right"|1,052.9

|align="right"|1.54

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Hungary.svg|30px]] Hungary

|align="right"|1,561.8

|align="right"|78.0

|align="right"|20.00

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|30px]] Ukraine

|align="right"|1,251.6

|align="right"|70.6

|align="right"|17.7

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Switzerland.svg|30px]] Switzerland

|align="right"|1,008.3

|align="right"|205.0

|align="right"|4.9

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Turkey.svg|30px]] Turkey

|align="right"|797.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Latvia.svg|30px]] Latvia

|align="right"|790.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Slovakia.svg|30px]] Slovakia

|align="right"|763.6

|align="right"|664.6

|align="right"|1.15

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Portugal.svg|30px]] Portugal

|align="right"|746.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg|30px]] Luxembourg

|align="right"|615.6

|align="right"|751.0

|align="right"|.82

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Romania.svg|30px]] Romania

|align="right"|523.8

|align="right"|0.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Sweden.svg|30px]] Sweden

|align="right"|432.2

|align="right"|874.1

|align="right"|.49

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Denmark.svg|30px]] Denmark

|align="right"|407.7

|align="right"|671.8

|align="right"|.61

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg|30px]] Bulgaria

|align="right"|403.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Serbia.svg|30px]] Serbia

|align="right"|381.5

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Montenegro.svg|30px]] Montenegro

|align="right"|262.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Belarus.svg|30px]] Belarus

|align="right"|207.0

|align="right"|.0

|align="right"|8

|-

|[[File:Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg|30px]] Bosnia and Herzegovina

|align="right"|77.6

|align="right"|9.2

|align="right"|8.43

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|[[File:Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg|30px]] Liechtenstein

|align="right"|0

|align="right"|19.5

|align="right"|.00

|}

== Type of hitching spot ==

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The following tables gives an overview of hitch-hiking experiences related to the type of the hitch-hiking spot. It includes the following variables:

<ul>

<li>country of departure</li>

<li>type of hitch-hiking spot</li>

<li>number of experiences</li>

<li>the share (%) of experiences on this type of spot</li>

<li>average distance of the rides in kilometers</li>

<li>average waiting time of the rides in minutes</li>

<li>average waiting time per kilometer in seconds</li>

<li>subjective quality ranking</li>

</ul>

~~== Type of hitching spot ==~~ ~~This page will only display with nice sortable tables if you do not use the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|Hitchwiki CSS]] skin.~~ ~~The following tables gives an overview of hitchhiking experiences related to the type of the hitchhiking spot. It includes the following variables:<ul>~~ ~~<li>country of departure</li>~~ ~~<li>type of hitchhiking spot</li>~~ ~~<li>number of experiences</li>~~ ~~<li>the share (%) of experiences on this type of spot</li>~~ ~~<li>average distance of the rides in kilometers</li>~~ ~~<li>average waiting time of the rides in minutes</li>~~ ~~<li>average waiting time per kilometer in seconds</li>~~ ~~<li>subjective quality ranking</li></ul>~~ ~~This table gives an overall overview of all 1494 rides until May 9, 2014.<table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top">~~ ~~<th align="left">Country</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Type</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Number</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Share %</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Distance</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Wait</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Wait s/km</th>~~ ~~<th align="left">Rank</th></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway parking</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">9</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">229.6</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">19.4</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">5</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">15</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">91.1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">16.2</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">11</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Border crossing</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">10</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">152.9</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">29.0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">11</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway end</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">3</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">63.2</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">13.3</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">13</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Official hitchhiking spot</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">86</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">6</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">72.3</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">15.9</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">13</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Toll station</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">4</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">190.2</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">47.0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">15</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway service station</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">428</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">29</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">101.3</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">29.3</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">17</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway beginning</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">25</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">2</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">57.0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">16.5</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">17</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">National road</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">152</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">10</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">46.1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">18.5</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">24</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Harbour area</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">103.0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">45.0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">26</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Motorway access lane</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">342</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">23</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">35.8</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">15.8</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">26</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">All</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">Local road</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">420</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">28</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">17.7</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">10.2</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">35</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OO</td></tr></table>~~ ~~[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]~~This table gives an overall overview of all ~~805~~ 1746 rides ~~starting in The Netherlands~~ until ~~May 9~~December 22, 2014.

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td> <td align="left">Motorwayparking</td> <td align="right">1110</td>

<td align="right">63221.1</td> <td align="right">22.0</td> <td align="right">6</td> <td align="left">OO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">All</td> <td align="left">Motorway</td> <td align="right">17</td> <td align="right">1</td> <td align="right">108.7</td> <td align="right">23.2</td> <td align="right">13.0</td> <td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">All</td> <td align="left">Border crossing</td>

</tr>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td>

<td align="left">Motorway end</td>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td> <td align="left">Official ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking spot</td>

</tr>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td> <td align="left">Toll station</td> <td align="right">7</td> <td align="right">0</td> <td align="right">172.6</td> <td align="right">34.9</td> <td align="right">12</td> <td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">All</td>

<td align="left">Motorway service station</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td>

<td align="left">Motorway beginning</td>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td>

<td align="left">National road</td>

<td align="right">10190</td> <td align="right">11</td> <td align="right">51.8</td> <td align="right">19.4</td> <td align="right">23</td> <td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">All</td> <td align="left">Harbour area</td>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td>

<td align="left">Motorway access lane</td>

<td align="right">~~223~~413</td> <td align="right">2824</td> <td align="right">2835.16</td> <td align="right">1415.80</td> <td align="right">3225</td> <td align="left">OOOOO</td>

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<td align="left">~~Netherlands~~All</td>

<td align="left">Local road</td>

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</table>

[[File:~~Flag_of_Belgium~~Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]This table gives an overall overview of all ~~209~~ 805 rides starting in ~~Belgium~~The Netherlands until May 9, 2014.

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td> <td align="left">Motorway ~~parking~~</td> <td align="right">11</td>

<td align="right">~~0</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">53~~63.46</td> <td align="right">313.0</td> <td align="right">312</td> <td align="left">OOOOO</td>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td> <td align="left">Motorwayend</td> <td align="right">13</td>

<td align="right">~~148~~63.02</td> <td align="right">2013.03</td> <td align="right">813</td> <td align="left">OOOOOO</td>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td> <td align="left">Official hitch-hiking spot</td> <td align="right">86</td> <td align="right">11</td> <td align="right">72.3</td> <td align="right">15.9</td> <td align="right">13</td> <td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">Netherlands</td> <td align="left">Motorway service station</td> <td align="right">33251</td> <td align="right">1631</td> <td align="right">8566.87</td>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td>

<td align="left">Motorway beginning</td>

<td align="right">1311</td> <td align="right">61</td> <td align="right">2429.19</td> <td align="right">149.5</td> <td align="right">3619</td> <td align="left">OOOOOO</td>

</tr>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td>

<td align="left">National road</td>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td>

<td align="left">Motorway access lane</td>

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<td align="left">~~Belgium~~Netherlands</td>

<td align="left">Local road</td>

<td align="right">30210</td> <td align="right">1426</td> <td align="right">1521.67</td> <td align="right">9.83</td> <td align="right">3826</td> <td align="left">OOOOO</td>

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</table>

[[File:~~Flag_of_Germany~~Flag_of_Belgium.svg|30px]]This table gives an overall overview of all ~~189~~ 209 rides starting in ~~Germany~~Belgium until May 9, 2014.

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">Motorway parking</td>

~~<td align="right">2</td>~~

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td> <td align="left">~~Border crossing~~Motorway</td>

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">Motorway service station</td>

<td align="right">~~111~~33</td> <td align="right">5916</td> <td align="right">~~161~~85.38</td> <td align="right">3119.7</td> <td align="right">1214</td> <td align="left">~~OOOOO~~OOOO</td>

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">Motorway beginning</td>

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<tr>

<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">National road</td>

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">Motorway access lane</td>

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<td align="left">~~Germany~~Belgium</td>

<td align="left">Local road</td>

</tr>

</table>

[[File:~~Flag_of_Poland~~Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]]This table gives an overall overview of all ~~146~~ 189 rides starting in ~~Poland~~Germany until May 9, 2014.

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<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td>

<td align="left">Motorway parking</td>

~~<td align="right">3</td>~~

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<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td> <td align="left">~~Motorway~~Border crossing</td> <td align="right">1</td>

~~<td align="right">198.0</td>~~

~~<td align="right">0.0</td>~~

~~<td align="right">0</td>~~

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<tr>

<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td> <td align="left">~~Border crossing~~Motorway service station</td> <td align="right">7111</td> <td align="right">559</td> <td align="right">~~191~~161.03</td> <td align="right">2031.7</td> <td align="right">712</td>

<td align="left">OOOOO</td>

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<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td> <td align="left">~~Toll station~~Motorway beginning</td>

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<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td> <td align="left">~~Motorway service station~~National road</td> <td align="right">12</td>

<td align="right">~~4</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">298~~100.32</td> <td align="right">4127.09</td> <td align="right">817</td> <td align="left">~~OOOOO~~OOO</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="left">~~Poland</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">National road</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">57</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">39</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">67.1</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">20.5</td>~~ ~~<td align="right">18</td>~~ ~~<td align="left">OOOO</td></tr><tr>~~ ~~<td align="left">Poland~~Germany</td>

<td align="left">Motorway access lane</td>

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<td align="left">~~Poland~~Germany</td>

<td align="left">Local road</td>

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</table>

~~== Sociology ==~~[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]]~~Under this header I present my freaky statistic on the gender and number~~ This table gives an overall overview of ~~people~~ all 146 rides starting in ~~the vehicles in which I got lifts. The average number of people in vehicles that served me a lift was 1.44~~Poland until May 9, ~~of which 1~~2014.~~02 men and 0.42 women (October 11, 2013). The 1320 vehicles contained already when I, and any co~~<table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-~~hitcher, entered the car a total number of 1,908 people, of which 1,349 men, 550 women and 10 people of unknown gender (young children).~~collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top"> <th align="left">Country</th> <th align="left">Type</th> <th align="left">Number</th>~~{| border~~ <th align="1left">Share %</th>|- <th align="left">Distance</th>~~|'''men~~ <th align="left">Wait</ ~~women~~ b></ ~~unknown'''~~th>~~|'''rides'''~~ <th align="left">Wait s/km</th>| <th align="~~right~~left"~~|'''%'''~~>Rank</th></tr>~~|'''people in vehicle'''~~<tr>~~|'''people total'''~~ <td align="left">Poland</td>|- <td align="left">Motorway parking</td>|0 <td align="right">3</ 1td>| <td align="right"~~|120~~>2</td>| <td align="right"|9>428.10</td>| <td align="right"|1>28.3</td>| <td align="right"~~|120~~>4</td> <td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr>|- <td align="left">Poland</td>|0 <td align="left">Motorway</ 2td>| <td align="right"~~|25~~>1</td>| <td align="right"|>1</td> <td align="right">198.90</td>| <td align="right"|2>0.0</td>| <td align="right"~~|50~~>0</td> <td align="left">OOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">Poland</td>|- <td align="left">Border crossing</td>|0 <td align="right">7</ 3td>| <td align="right"|6>5</td>| <td align="right"|>191.0</td> <td align="right">20.57</td>| <td align="right"|3>7</td> <td align="left">OOOOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">Poland</td> <td align="left">Toll station</td>| <td align="right"~~|18~~>2</td>|-| <td align="right">1 </ 0td>| <td align="right"~~|728~~>160.3</td>| <td align="right"~~|55~~>60.25</td>| <td align="right"|1>23</td>| <td align="~~right~~left"~~|728~~>OOO</td></tr><tr>|- <td align="left">Poland</td>|1 <td align="left">Motorway service station</ 0 td> <td align="right">6</ 1td>| <td align="right"|5>4</td>| <td align="right"|0>298.43</td>| <td align="right"|1>41.0</td>| <td align="right"~~|10~~>8</td> <td align="left">OOOOO</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">Poland</td>|- <td align="left">National road</td>|1 <td align="right">57</ 1td>| <td align="right"~~|261~~>39</td>| <td align="right"~~|19~~>67.91</td>| <td align="right"|2>20.5</td>| <td align="right"~~|522~~>18</td> <td align="left">OOOO</td></tr>|-<tr>|1 <td align="left">Poland</ 1 td> <td align="left">Motorway access lane</ 1td>| <td align="right"|>4</td> <td align="right">3</td>| <td align="right"|0>296.32</td>| <td align="right"|3>8.0</td>| <td align="right"~~|12~~>2</td>|- <td align="left">OOOO</td>|1 </ 2tr><tr>| <td align="~~right~~left"~~|17~~>Poland</td>| <td align="~~right~~left"~~|1.3~~>Local road</td>| <td align="right"|3>66</td>| <td align="right"~~|51~~|-|1 >45</ 3td>| <td align="right"|4>11.1</td>| <td align="right"|0>10.37</td>| <td align="right"|4>58</td>| <td align="~~right~~left">OO</td></tr></table> == Sociology ==Under this header I present my freaky statistic on the gender and number of people in the vehicles in which I got lifts. The average number of people in vehicles that served me a lift was 1.44, of which 1.02 men and 0.42 women (October 11, 2013). The 1320 vehicles contained already when I, and any co-hitcher, entered the car a total number of 1,908 people, of which 1,349 men, 550 women and 10 people of unknown gender (young children). {|16border="1"

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== ~~Rides of over 250 kms~~ Highest average top 10 ==

~~As of June 14~~These were by average speed my ten fastest rides, ~~2014~~since 15 December 2013, when I started to registering departure and arrival times. Driving time excludes waiting due to traffic jams and inride stops, e.g. refilling and rest or smoking breaks.

~~{| border="1"~~|-|~~|'''from'''~~|~~|'''to'''|'''date'''|'''distance'''|'''country of registration vehicle'''|'''with friend'''~~|-~~|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Proskow]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Eindhoven]]|align="right"|01.2009|align="right"|1032 km|UK~~|-|-~~|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Praty]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Eindhoven]]|align="right"|09.2009|align="right"|1019 km|UA~~|-|-~~|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Wroclaw]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Monchengladbach]]|align="right"|01.2007|align="right"|882 km~~|D|-|-~~|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Tolce]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Pfungstadt]]|align="right"|07.2014|align="right"|821 km~~|D|-|-~~|[[Czech Republic|CZ]]|[[Jilhava]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Siegburg]]|align="right"|09.2007|align="right"|797 km|TR~~|-|-~~|[[Germany|D]]|[[Duben]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Amsterdam]]|align="right"|01.2014|align="right"|703 km|PL~~|-~~|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Swiecko]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Lierop]]|align="right"|01.2006|align="right"|700 km|PL~~|-|-~~|[[Belgium|B]]|[[Blegny]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Berlin]]|align="right"|05.2007|align="right"|690 km|UK~~|M|-~~|[[Germany|D]]|[[Pomellen]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Reinhardshain]]|align="right"|09.2006|align="right"|660 km~~|F|-|-~~|[[Germany|D]]|[[Buckautal]]|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Warszawa]]|align="right"|06.2014|align="right"|651 km|PL~~|-|-~~|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Bocholtz]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Konings Wusterhausen]]|align="right"|06.2006|align="right"|640 km|PL~~|-|-|<table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top"> <th align="left"></th> <th align="left">From</th> <th align="left"></th> <th align="left">To</th> <th align="left">Date</th> <th align="left">Speed</th> <th align="left">Distance</th> <th align="left">Country of vehicle</th> <th align="left">Brand</th> <th align="left">Female driver</th> <th align="left">With friend</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">Swiecko N2 border</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">PPO Goluski A2 152</td> <td align="left">06.07.2014</td> <td align="right">177.6</td> <td align="right">151.0</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">VW Touareg</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">A2 MOP Chociczewo</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">MOP Gnilec</td> <td align="left">07.01.2016</td> <td align="right">171.4</td> <td align="right">80.0</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Audi</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">A1 T 14-15 Jasenice north</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Šibenik A1 22</td> <td align="left">20.03.2015</td> <td align="right">162.8</td> <td align="right">81.4</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Citroen</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Prgomet A1 24</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Tunel Plasina A1 11-10</td> <td align="left">15.05.2018</td> <td align="right">160.8</td> <td align="right">201.0</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Mercedes</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Michendorf A10 T 18-17</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">MOP Sosna</td> <td align="left">27.12.2015</td> <td align="right">160.5</td> <td align="right">115.0</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">Maserati GranTurismo</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Montabaur A3 T 41-40</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Siegburg A3 T 33-32</td> <td align="left">28.07.2014</td> <td align="right">156.0</td> <td align="right">67.6</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Audi Quattro</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">A3 T 64 Spessart Nord</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">A3 T 44-43 Bad Camberg Ost</td> <td align="left">31.05.2018</td> <td align="right">155.5</td> <td align="right">114.0</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">BMW</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">I</td> <td align="left">AS Prenestina Est A1 T</td> <td align="left">I</td> <td align="left">AS Flaminia Est A1 T</td> <td align="left">02.08.2015</td> <td align="right">153.9</td> <td align="right">66.7</td> <td align="left">I</td> <td align="left">Volvo</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></tr><tr> <td align="left">NL</td> <td align="left">Bocholtz A76 T Tienbaan</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Buschbell A4 T 9-10 Frechen Sud</td> <td align="left">09.05.2017</td> <td align="right">152.6</td> <td align="right">58.5</td> <td align="left">B</td> <td align="left">Volvo</td> <td align="left">F</td> <td align="left">F</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Michendorf Nord A10 T 17-18</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">A2 T 41-40 Garbsen Nord</td> <td align="left">02.06.2014</td> <td align="right">151.8</td> <td align="right">253.0</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">Ford</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"></td></table> == Rides of over 250 kms == As of June 29, 2023. Self driven is the distance I drove the vehicle myself, obviously with permission or on request of the driver. <table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top"> <th align="left">from</th> <th align="left">to</th> <th align="left">date</th> <th align="left">distance</th> <th align="left">self driven</th> <th align="left">speed</th> <th align="left">country of vehicle</th> <th align="left">brand</th> <th align="left">female driver</th> <th align="left">with friend</th> <th align="left">borders crossings</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">[[Austria | A]] [[Suben]]</td> <td align="left">[[Montenegro | MNE]] [[Podgorica]]</td> <td align="right">2023.04</td> <td align="right">1435 km</td> <td align="right"></td>

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|~~align="right"~~via [[Netherlands|~~11.01.2009~~NL]] [[Meppel]] [[Joure]] [[Amsterdam]]|align="right"|~~1,117~~05.0~~|align="right"|12~~08.~~5 hrs~~2022|align="right"|89675.02|align="right"|21|align="right"|32.2|~~align="right"|558.5~~

|align="right"|1

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|[[~~Poland~~Italy|PLI]]|[[~~Praty~~Calstorta]]|[[~~Netherlands~~France|NLF]]|[[~~'s-Hertogenbosch~~Belvis]]|~~align="right"|13.09.2009~~|align="right"|~~1,086~~01.0~~|align="right"|20~~05.~~0 hrs~~2016|align="right"|541199.04|align="right"|18|align="right"|466.6|~~align="right"|271.5~~

|align="right"|2

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~~|[[Poland|PL]]~~

~~|[[Proskow]]~~

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Roermond~~Maastricht]]|~~align="right"~~[[France|~~11.01.2010~~F]]|~~align="right"~~[[Lezey]]|~~1,052.9~~|align="right"|1525.05.~~0 hrs~~2013|align="right"|70304.06|align="right"|15|align="right"|620.3|~~align="right"|175.5~~

|align="right"|1

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|[[France|F]]

|[[Latitude 45]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|

|align="right"|25.05.2016

|align="right"|889.2

|align="right"|14

|align="right"|73.5

|

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Poland|PL]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Eindhoven]]

|

|align="right"|04.10.2008

|align="right"|~~1,001~~1001.5~~|align="right"|15.0 hrs|align="right"|67.0|align="right"|~~

|align="right"|14

|align="right"|71.5

|

|align="right"|1

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~~|[[Poland|PL]]~~

~~|[[Wroclaw]]~~

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Eindhoven~~Maastricht]]|~~align="right"~~[[Austria|~~07.01.2007~~A]]|~~align="right"~~[[Niederalm]]|~~969.0~~|align="right"|1309.05.~~0 hrs~~2017|align="right"|75933.07|align="right"|13|align="right"|577.8|~~align="right"|193.8~~|align="right"|12

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~~|[[Poland|PL]]~~

~~|[[Miedzyzdroje]]~~

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|~~align="right"~~[[Poland|~~13.06.2011~~PL]]|~~align="right"~~[[Kraków]]|~~968.3~~|align="right"|1307.09.~~7 hrs~~2014|align="right"|731312.08|align="right"|13|align="right"|9101.0|~~align="right"|107.6~~|align="right"|12

|-

~~|[[Poland|PL]]~~

~~|[[Wroclaw]]~~

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Maastricht~~Bemelen]]|~~align="right"~~[[Germany|~~24.09.2005~~D]]|~~align="right"~~[[Jessen]]|~~968.0~~|align="right"|1531.08.~~0 hrs~~2006|align="right"|65705.0|align="right"|13|align="right"|854.2|~~align="right"|121.0~~

|align="right"|1

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~~|[[Poland|PL]]~~

~~|[[Wroclaw]]~~

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|align="right"|1

|-

|[[~~Poland~~Netherlands|PLNL]]|[[~~Lowicz Walecki~~Maastricht]]

|[[Germany|D]]

|[[~~Oberschelden~~Bernkastel-Kues]]||align="right"|2310.09.~~2006~~2014|align="right"|~~884~~218.0|align="right"|~~15.0 hrs~~13|align="right"|5916.0~~|align="right"||align="right"|3~~8|~~align="right"|294.6~~

|align="right"|1

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|[[~~Germany~~Poland|DPL]]|[[~~Berlin~~Kraków]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Eindhoven~~Maastricht]]||align="right"|1208.0108.2014|align="right"|~~867~~1418.79|align="right"|~~11.5 hrs~~12|align="right"|75118.0~~|align="right"||align="right"|5~~2|~~align="right"|173.5~~|align="right"|12

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|[[France|F]]

|[[Villeneuve-Corbières]]

|

|align="right"|04.09.2017

|align="right"|1317.0

|align="right"|12

|align="right"|109.8

|F

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Poland|PL]]

|[[~~Wlen~~Warszawa]]|[[Germany|D]]|[[Marbach]]||align="right"|1220.0906.~~2008~~2014|align="right"|~~847~~1319.57|align="right"|1512|align="right"|110.0 ~~hrs~~|F|align="right"|572|-|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Maastricht]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Maastricht]]| via [[Belgium|B]] [[Sint-Maria-Oudenhove]]|align="right"|04.04.02004|align="right"|363.0|align="right"|1012|align="right"|7430.83|

|align="right"|1

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|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Geffen~~Bemelen]]|[[~~Poland~~Germany|PLD]]|[[~~Trzciel~~Merzig]]||align="right"|2712.1206.~~2005~~2004|align="right"|~~820~~337.0|align="right"|12~~.0 hrs~~|align="right"|6828.0~~|align="right"||align="right"|8~~1|~~align="right"|102.5~~

|align="right"|1

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|[[Sweden|S]]

|[[Hällekis]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Nieuwkuijk~~Nieuwerkerk]]|~~[[Germany|D]]|[[Bautzen]]~~|align="right"|2712.1206.~~2009~~2015|align="right"|~~816~~1391.2~~|align="right"||align="right"||align="right"|~~0

|align="right"|11

|align="right"|74126.25|F|align="right"|12

|-

|[[Croatia|HR]]

|[[Lapat]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Rosmalen~~Maastricht]]|~~[[Poland|PL]]|[[Trzciel]]~~|align="right"|2709.1207.~~2006~~2018|align="right"|~~813~~1384.0~~|align="right"|13.0 hrs|align="right"|63.0|align="right"|~~5

|align="right"|11

|align="right"|73125.9||align="right"|15

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Maastricht~~Rothem]]|[[~~Poland~~Croatia|PLHR]]|[[~~Lubniewice~~Cavle]]||align="right"|2921.0805.~~2008~~2023|align="right"|~~800~~1308.5|align="right"|1211|align="right"|118.~~0 hrs~~6||align="right"|2|-|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Eindhoven]]|[[France|F]]|[[Biriatou]]||align="right"|6709.006.2019|align="right"|1222.9

|align="right"|11

|align="right"|72111.72||align="right"|12

|-

|[[~~Poland~~France|PLF]]|[[~~Rzepin~~Durban-Corbières]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Lierop~~Maastricht]]|~~align="right"|08.01.2006~~|align="right"|~~789~~03.0~~|align="right"|8~~10.~~0 hrs~~2017|align="right"|991164.04|align="right"|11|align="right"|3105.9|~~align="right"|263.0~~|align="right"|12

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Rothem]]

|[[~~Germany~~Austria|DA]]|[[~~Konigs Wusterhausen~~Villach]]||align="right"|2527.05.~~2012~~2022|align="right"|~~777~~1137.40|align="right"|11|align="right"|103.4|~~align="right"||align="right"|9|align="right"|86.4~~|align="right"|12

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[~~Nuland~~Nieuwkuijk]]

|[[Germany|D]]

|[[Bautzen]]

||align="right"|27.12.~~2008~~2009|align="right"|~~775~~816.02|align="right"|11|align="right"|1274.~~0 hrs~~2||align="right"|1|-|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Rosmalen]]|[[Poland|PL]]|[[Trzciel]]||align="right"|6527.12.02006|align="right"|813.0|align="right"|911|align="right"|8673.19|

|align="right"|1

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|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|[[~~Germany~~Poland|DPL]]|[[~~Berlin~~Lubniewice]]|~~align="right"|28.05.2009~~|align="right"|~~763~~29.0~~|align="right"|12~~08.~~0 hrs~~2008|align="right"|64800.05|align="right"|11|align="right"|572.7|~~align="right"|152.6~~

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~~== Hitchhiking spots used more than once ==~~

~~The image below shows all the hitchhiking spots which I have used more than once to hitchhike. The map excludes service areas on motorways.~~

~~Legend: yellow pointer 2 or 3 times, green pointer 4 to 6 times, blue pointer 7 to 10 times, red pointer more than ten times. Situation as of May 11, 2009.~~

~~[[Image:Fverhartspotseurope.jpg|left|thumb|800px]]~~

The image below shows all the hitchhiking spots which I have used more than once to hitchhike within The Netherlands (and the near vicinity). The map excludes service areas on motorways. This more detailed map gives a better sight as the density of my hitchhiking spots in The Netherlands is higher than abroad.

~~Legend: yellow pointer 2 or 3 times, green pointer 4 to 6 times, blue pointer 7 to 10 times, red pointer more than ten times. Situation as of May 11, 2009.~~

~~[[Image:FverhartspotsNL.jpg|left|thumb|800px]]~~

~~== Service areas on motorways used for hitchhiking ==~~

~~This image presents all the service areas on motorways which I used at least once to find rides, by asking, or by using a cardboard sign, within the Netherlands (and the near vicinity).~~

~~Legend: yellow pointer 2 or 3 times, green pointer 4 to 6 times, blue pointer 7 to 10 times, red pointer more than ten times. Situation as of May 11, 2009.~~

~~[[Image:FverharttankstellenNL.jpg|left|thumb|800px]]~~

~~== Non-petrol station top 10 ==~~

~~This table contains an overview of locations that I have used most often excluding petrol stations, including several statistics per location.~~

~~{| border="1" width='100%'~~

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|align="right"|18.04.2023

|align="right"|1663.8

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|166.4

|

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Nijswiller]]

|[[Serbia|SRB]]

|[[Feketic]]

|

|align="right"|30.07.2018

|align="right"|1588.2

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|158.8

|

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Croatia|HR]]

|[[Čista Mala]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Tilburg]]

|

|align="right"|03.05.2017

|align="right"|1562.2

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|156.2

|F

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Croatia|HR]]

|[[Vrbovsko]]

|[[Germany|D]]

|[[Langerwehe]]

|

|align="right"|15.06.2023

|align="right"|1271.7

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|157.2

|F

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[France|F]]

|[[St.-Laurent-du-Pape]]

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|

|align="right"|09.08.2015

|align="right"|1023.9

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|102.4

|

|align="right"|2

|-

|[[Netherlands|NL]]

|[[Maastricht]]

|[[Poland|PL]]

|[[Wlen]]

|

|align="right"|12.09.2008

|align="right"|847.5

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|74.8

|

|align="right"|1

|-

|[[Spain|E]]

|[[Mundaka]]

|[[France|F]]

|[[St-Léger]]

|

|align="right"|30.10.2015

|align="right"|457.5

|align="right"|10

|align="right"|45.8

|

|align="right"|2

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|~~align="center"~~[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Hoorn]]|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Hoorn]]|~~'''country'''~~|align="~~center~~right"|~~'''motorway'''~~31.08.2019|align="~~center~~right"|~~'''location'''~~321.3|align="~~center~~right"|~~'''near town'''~~10|align="~~center~~right"|~~'''number of lifts'''|'''~~32.1~~'''~~|~~'''2'''~~M|~~'''3'''~~align="right"|~~'''4'''|'''5'''|'''6'''|'''7'''|'''8'''|'''9'''~~1

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|~~[[File~~} == 24 hrs Personal Record history == The table below shows how my best 24 hours hitch-hiking distance has evolved. <table class="sortable wikitable" style="border:~~Flag_of_the_Netherlands~~1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top"> <th align="left">date</th> <th align="left">distance</th> <th align="left"></th> <th align="left">from</th> <th align="left"></th> <th align="left">to</th> <th align="left">trip speed</th> <th align="left">ride speed</th> <th align="left">vehicles</th> <th align="left">avg distance</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">1993.07</td> <td align="right">5.~~svg|30px]]~~0</td> <td align="left">F</td> <td align="left">Meribel les Allues</td>| <td align="~~center~~left"~~|A2~~>F</td>| <td align="~~center~~left"~~|A2 x N278 X Europaplein~~>Meribel Mottaret</td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|Maastricht~~></td>| <td align="~~center~~right"></td> <td align="~~|'''20'''~~right">1</td>| <td align="right"~~|512~~>5.0</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2000.907</td>| <td align="right"|>25.60</td> <td align="left">F</td> <td align="left">Ausson</td> <td align="left">F</td> <td align="left">Col de Rousset</td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right">2</td>| <td align="right"|4>12.5</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2003.1202</td>| <td align="right"|>206.0</td> <td align="left">NL</td> <td align="left">Velp</td> <td align="left">NL</td> <td align="left">Meerssen</td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right">3</td> <td align="right">68.137</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2003.11</td>| <td align="right"|9>713.0</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Aachen Rothe Erde</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Frankfurt an der Oder</td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"></td>| <td align="right">4</td> <td align="right"~~|47~~>178.3</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2005.09.215</td>| <td align="right"|>1125.0</td> <td align="left">NL</td> <td align="left">Bocholtz</td> <td align="left">PL</td> <td align="left">Piotrków Tr.00</td> <td align="right"></td>| <td align="right"></td> <td align="right">7</td> <td align="right"|1>160.7</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2013.10.1506</td>| <td align="right"~~|24~~>1208.87</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Šibenik</td> <td align="left">D</td>|- <td align="left">Sinsheim</td>~~|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]~~ <td align="right"></td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|A25~~></td>| <td align="~~center~~right"|>7 ~~(Pont de L'Atlas)~~</td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|Liege~~>172.2</td></tr><tr>| <td align="~~center~~left"~~|'''10'''~~>2014.06.02</td>| <td align="right"~~|220~~>1636.49</td> <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Šibenik</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Garbsen</td>| <td align="right"~~|22~~>74.01</td>| <td align="right"|>108.2</td> <td align="right">8</td> <td align="right">204.446</td></tr><tr>| <td align="left">2018.05.30</td> <td align="right"|0>1758.161</td>| <td align="left">HR</td> <td align="left">Zagreb</td> <td align="left">D</td> <td align="left">Diez</td> <td align="right"~~|11~~>73.2</td>| <td align="right"~~|27~~>103.04</td>| <td align="right"|0>5.019</td>| <td align="right"|1>297.8</td></tr><tr> <td align="left">2023.04.0018</td>| <td align="right"~~|44~~>1770.6</td> <td align="left">D</td>| <td align="left">Langenberg-heim</td>~~|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]~~ <td align="left">MNE</td>| <td align="~~center~~left"~~|local~~>Dobrakovo</td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|Viaductweg x Meerssenerweg~~>73.8</td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|Maastricht~~>95.7</td>| <td align="~~center~~right"~~|'''~~>2.9~~'''~~</td>| <td align="right"~~|530~~>591.2</td></tr></table> == Best 24 hrs and calendar day in the Netherlands history == The table below shows how my best 24 hours hitch-hiking in the Netherlands has evolved. Notes. Table first created in 2022 based on my notes. I did not register departure and arrival times before mid December 2012, hence the evolution of the 24h record could not be accurately reconstructed. The current best 24 hrs in the Netherlands and the best calendar day distance are both 675.2 km. <table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><tr valign="top"> <th align="left">date</th> <th align="left">distance</th> <th align="left">from</th> <th align="left">to</th> <th align="left">via</th> <th align="left">vehicles</th> <th align="left">day record</th> <th align="left">24 hrs record</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2002.604</td>| <td align="right"~~|59~~>5.0</td>| <td align="left">Epen</td> <td align="left">Wittem</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right"|2>1</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2003.5202</td>| <td align="right"|>206.0</td> <td align="left">Velp</td> <td align="left">Meerssen</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right">3</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2004.03.19</td>| <td align="right"|5>215.0</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Amsterdam</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right">1</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2005.07.29</td>| <td align="right">333.2</td> <td align="left">Bemelen</td> <td align="left">Groningen</td> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right">8</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2009.12.13</td> <td align="right">338.6</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Utrecht</td> <td align="right">8</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2015.05.30-31</td> <td align="right">475.3</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Bad Nieuweschans</td> <td align="left">Rotterdam</td> <td align="right"~~|151~~>7</td> <th align="left">no</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr><tr> <td align="left">2021.08.015</td>| <td align="right"|0>420.022</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Gronsveld</td> <td align="left">Amsterdam</td>| <td align="right"|0>9</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">no</th></tr> <td align="left">2022.07.5029-30</td>| <td align="right"~~|19~~>662.4</td> <td align="left">Camerig</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Odoorn</td> <td align="right">3.9</td> <th align="left">no</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr> <td align="left">2022.08.05</td> <td align="right">675.2</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Maastricht</td> <td align="left">Joure</td> <td align="right">21</td> <th align="left">yes</th> <th align="left">yes</th></tr></table> == Trips over 750 kms within 24 hrs == As of June 29, 2023. {| border="1"

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|[[~~File:Flag_of_Poland.svg~~Netherlands|NL]]|[[Hulsberg]]|[[Croatia|HR]]|~~30px~~[[Pazin]]|align="~~center~~right"|~~N30~~21.05.2023|align="~~center~~right"|~~N30 x N3~~1,364.4|align="~~center~~right"|~~Jelenia Gora~~24.0 hrs|align="~~center~~right"|~~'''574~~56.~~0'''~~9|align="right"|103.4|align="right"|10|align="right"|136.4|align="right"|12|align="left"|NL D A SLO HR|-|[[Netherlands|NL]]|[[Nijswiller]]|[[Italy|I]]|[[AS San Pelagio]]|align="right"|~~574~~12.04.02016|align="right"|01,336.308|align="right"|023.306 hrs|align="right"|~~574~~56.07|align="right"|~~574~~111.0|align="right"|~~0.30~~7|align="right"|0190.309|align="right"|~~3.1~~2|align="left"|NL D I

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|[[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A22|align="center"|Rovereto Sud|align="center"|Rovereto|align="center"|'''969.0 km'''|align="right"|1|align="right"|969.0|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|969.0|align="right"|969.0|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|0.1|-|} 1 total distance (km) 2 average distance (km) 3 total wait (hours, minutes) 4 average wait (hours, minutes) 5 min distance (km) 6 max distance (km) 7 min wait (hours, minutes) 8 max wait (hours, minutes) 9 average wait per kilometer (seconds) == Petrol station top 10 == This table gives an overview of the petrol stations that I have used most often, including several statistics per station. {| border="1" width='100%'|-|'''Petrol stations'''|'''top 10'''|As of April 13, 2024|||||||||||||-|align="center"|'''country'''|align="center"|'''motorway'''|align="center"|'''petrol station name'''|align="center"|'''near town'''|align="center"|'''number of lifts'''|'''1'''|'''2'''|'''3'''|'''4'''|'''5'''|'''6'''|'''7'''|'''8'''|'''9'''|'''10'''|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|De Lucht-West|align="center"|Zaltbommel|align="center"|'''57'''|align="right"|17-18|align="right"|4422.2|align="right"|77.6|align="right"|17.36|align="right"|0.19|align="right"|9.4|align="right"|140.0|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|1.35|align="right"|14.3|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Velder|align="center"|Liempde|align="center"|'''55'''|align="right"|26-27|align="right"|4364.4|align="right"|79.4|align="right"|21.51|align="right"|0.24|align="right"|19.0|align="right"|147.0|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|1.47|align="right"|18.0|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Bosserhof|align="center"|Echt|align="center"|'''53'''|align="right"|45-44|align="right"|3847.7|align="right"|72.6|align="right"|17.41|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|23.5|align="right"|160.0|align="right"|0.00|align="right"|1.38|align="right"|16.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Groote Bleek|align="center"|Maarheeze|align="center"|'''47''' |align="right"|36-35|align="right"|2747.8|align="right"|58.5|align="right"|17.42|align="right"|0.23|align="right"|13.0|align="right"|128.0|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|1.30|align="right"|23.2|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Het Anker|align="center"|Born|align="center"|'''44'''|align="right"|46-47|align="right"|1315.4|align="right"|28.0|align="right"|10.47|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|8.3|align="right"|101.4|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|0.42|align="right"|29.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A76|align="center"|Tienbaan|align="center"|Bocholtz|align="center"|'''34'''|align="right"|7-D|align="right"|5718.7|align="right"|168.2|align="right"|18.53|align="right"|0.33|align="right"|15.1|align="right"|906.0|align="right"|0.00|align="right"|2.15|align="right"|11.9|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|'t Haasje|align="center"|Maarheeze|align="center"|'''29'''|align="right"|35-36|align="right"|1594.5|align="right"|55.0|align="right"|6.35|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|18.8|align="right"|75.0|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|0.38|align="right"|14.8|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Meerssen|align="center"|Meerssen|align="center"|'''25'''|align="right"|52-51|align="right"|1403.6|align="right"|56.1|align="right"|7.42|align="right"|0.18|align="right"|15.0|align="right"|130.0|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|1.51|align="right"|19.7|-|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A4|align="center"|Frechen Süd|align="center"|Frechen|align="center"|'''16'''|align="right"|9-10|align="right"|4690.8|align="right"|293.2|align="right"|13.23|align="right"|0.50|align="right"|42.8|align="right"|716.0|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|3.00|align="right"|10.3|-|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A10|align="center"|Michendorf Süd|align="center"|Michendorf|align="center"|'''14'''|align="right"|18-17|align="right"|1725.2|align="right"|123.2|align="right"|8.29|align="right"|0.36|align="right"|32.6|align="right"|534.0|align="right"|0.04|align="right"|1.55|align="right"|17.7|} 1 exit numbers 2 total distance (km) 3 average distance (km) 4 total wait (hours, minutes) 5 average wait (hours, minutes) 6 min distance (km) 7 max distance (km) 8 min wait (hours, minutes) 9 max wait (hours, minutes) 10 average wait per kilometer (seconds) This table gives an overview of the petrol stations from where the distance of lifts was the longest, including several statistics per station. {| border="1" width='100%'|-|'''Petrol stations'''|'''top 10'''|As of April 13, 2024|||||||||||||-|align="center"|'''country'''|align="center"|'''motorway'''|align="center"|'''petrol station name'''|align="center"|'''near town'''|align="center"|'''total distance'''|'''1'''|'''2'''|'''3'''|'''4'''|'''5'''|'''6'''|'''7'''|'''8'''|'''9'''|'''10'''|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A76|align="center"|Tienbaan|align="center"|Bocholtz|align="center"|'''5817.7 km'''|align="right"|7-D|align="right"|34|align="right"|168.2|align="right"|18.53|align="right"|0.33|align="right"|15.1|align="right"|906.0|align="right"|0.00|align="right"|2.15|align="right"|11.9|-|[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A4|align="center"|Frechen Süd|align="center"|Frechen|align="center"|'''4690.8 km'''|align="right"|9-10|align="right"|16|align="right"|293.2|align="right"|13.23|align="right"|0.50|align="right"|42.8|align="right"|716.0|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|3.00|align="right"|10.3|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|De Lucht-West|align="center"|Zaltbommel|align="center"|'''4422.2 km'''|align="right"|17-18|align="right"|57|align="right"|77.6|align="right"|17.36|align="right"|0.19|align="right"|9.4|align="right"|140.0|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|1.35|align="right"|14.3|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Velder|align="center"|Liempde|align="center"|'''4364.4 km'''|align="right"|26-27|align="right"|55|align="right"|79.4|align="right"|21.51|align="right"|0.24|align="right"|19.0|align="right"|147.0|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|1.47|align="right"|18.0|-|[[File:Flag_of_Austria.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A9|align="center"|Gralla Ost|align="center"|Gralla|align="center"|'''3970.0 km'''|align="right"|214-208|align="right"|9|align="right"|441.1|align="right"|14.58|align="right"|1.40|align="right"|157.0|align="right"|1048.0|align="right"|0.09|align="right"|4.23|align="right"|13.6|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Bosserhof|align="center"|Echt|align="center"|'''3847.7 km'''|align="right"|45-44|align="right"|53|align="right"|72.6|align="right"|17.41|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|23.5|align="right"|160.0|align="right"|0.00|align="right"|1.38|align="right"|16.5|-|[[File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|Groote Bleek|align="center"|Maarheeze|align="center"|'''2747.8 km''' |align="right"|36-35|align="right"|47|align="right"|58.5|align="right"|17.42|align="right"|0.23|align="right"|13.0|align="right"|128.0|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|1.30|align="right"|23.2|-|[[File:Flag_of_Austria.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A10|align="center"|Suben|align="center"|Suben|align="center"|'''2564.0 km'''|align="right"|D-74|align="right"|6|align="right"|427.3|align="right"|12.57|align="right"|2.06|align="right"|84.0|align="right"|1435.0|align="right"|0.38|align="right"|5.18|align="right"|17.7|-|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|MOP Gnilec|align="center"|Gnilec|align="center"|'''2137.0 km'''|align="right"|18-17|align="right"|5|align="right"|427.4|align="right"|2.33|align="right"|0.31|align="right"|114.0|align="right"|632.0|align="right"|0.04|align="right"|1.55|align="right"|4.3|-|[[File:Flag_of_Poland.svg|30px]]|align="center"|A2|align="center"|MOP Tulce|align="center"|Tulce|align="center"|'''2016.5 km'''|align="right"|177|align="right"|5|align="right"|403.3|align="right"|3.04|align="right"|0.37|align="right"|91.5|align="right"|821.0|align="right"|0.18|align="right"|1.03|align="right"|5.5|-|} 1 exit numbers 2 number of lifts 3 average distance (km) 4 total wait (hours, minutes) 5 average wait (hours, minutes) 6 min distance (km) 7 max distance (km) 8 min wait (hours, minutes) 9 max wait (hours, minutes) 10 average wait per kilometer (seconds) == Highest elevations == These are the highest points reached or passed on the hitch-hiking trips. {| border="1" width='100%'|-|align="left"|'''height (meters)'''|align="left"|'''date'''|align="left"|'''place'''|align="left"|'''type'''|align="left"|'''road'''|align="left"|'''country'''|-|align="left"|2,115|align="left"|07.2016|align="left"|Col du Tourmalet|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D918|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,924|align="left"|07.2015, 07.2015|align="left"|Col du Glandon|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D927|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,755|align="left"|07.2017, 07.2017|align="left"|Port de Balès|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D51D|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|± 1,700|align="left"|07.1993|align="left"|Méribel Mottaret|align="left"|ski station|align="left"|D90|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,580|align="left"|07.2017|align="left"|Col de Val Louron-Azet|align="left"|pass|align="left"|local|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,569|align="left"|07.2017|align="left"|Col de Peyresourde|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D618|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,489|align="left"|07.2016|align="left"|Col d'Aspin|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D918|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,370|align="left"|04.2015, 05.2015, 04.2016|align="left"|Brenner pass|align="left"|pass|align="left"|A22|align="left"|Italy|-|align="left"|1,340|align="left"|04.2015|align="left"|Tauerntunnel|align="left"|tunnel|align="left"|A19|align="left"|Austria|-|align="left"|± 1,300|align="left"|07.2015, 08.2015, 05.2016, 07.2016|align="left"|Fréjus Road Tunnel|align="left"|tunnel|align="left"|A32|align="left"|Italy|-|align="left"|1,254 |align="left"|07.2000|align="left"|Col de Rousset|align="left"|pass|align="left"|D518|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,163|align="left"|04.2015|align="left"|Passo Pian delle Fugaze|align="left"|pass|align="left"|SS46|align="left"|Italy|-|align="left"|1,118|align="left"|12.2007|align="left"|Lysa Polana|align="left"|pass|align="left"|960|align="left"|Poland|-|align="left"|1,121|align="left"|09.2017|align="left"|Col des Issartets|align="left"|pass|align="left"|A75|align="left"|France|-|align="left"|1,046|align="left"|10.2004|align="left"|Przelecz Okraj|align="left"|pass|align="left"|368|align="left"|Poland|-|} == North- and eastbound hitch-hiking from Maastricht (A2 and A79) == In the 1980's on initiative of the municipality of Maastricht an official hitch-hiking spot "liftersplaats" was realized. The spot was situated on a very good location to get rides for a comparatively long distance, mainly for the north direction (A2). Early in 2012 the official hitch-hiking spot has been removed as a result of major road works that are carried out in the period 2012-2016. The following table presents some data of hitch-hiking trips during which I have used the official hitch-hiking spot "liftersplaats" in Maastricht to obtain a lift. The table contains a column with the name of the town where the lift from the "liftersplaats" brought me to. Also the distance of this lift, the waiting time of this lift (3) and the length of this lift compared to the total length of the trip (6) are given in various columns, as well as my usual calculations of averages and totals. {| border="1" width='100%'|-|align="center"|'''#'''|align="center"|'''date'''|'''lift to'''|'''trip from'''|'''trip to'''|align="right"|'''distance'''|align="right"|'''1'''|align="right"|'''2'''|align="right"|'''3'''|align="right"|'''4'''|align="right"|'''5'''|align="right"|'''6'''|align="right"|'''7'''|align="right"|'''8'''|-|align="center"|1|align="center"|xx.07.03|align="left"|Velp|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Velp|align="right"|161|align="right"|161|align="right"|161.0|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|100%|align="right"|100%|align="right"|100%|-|align="center"|2|align="center"|01.08.03|align="left"|Belfeld|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Ootmarsum|align="right"|74|align="right"|235|align="right"|117.5|align="right"|0.45|align="right"|0.50|align="right"|0.25|align="right"|71%|align="right"|171%|align="right"|85.5%|-|align="center"|3|align="center"|14.02.04|align="left"|Rosmalen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Rosmalen|align="right"|130|align="right"|365|align="right"|121.7|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|0.53|align="right"|0.18|align="right"|100%|align="right"|271%|align="right"|90.3%|-|align="center"|4|align="center"|27.02.04|align="left"|Grathem|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Zwolle|align="right"|45|align="right"|410|align="right"|102.5|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|0.58|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|19%|align="right"|290%|align="right"|72.5%|-|align="center"|5|align="center"|06.03.04|align="left"|Grathem|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Arnhem|align="right"|45|align="right"|455|align="right"|91.0|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|1.13|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|30%|align="right"|320%|align="right"|64.0%|-|align="center"|6|align="center"|19.03.04|align="left"|Diemen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Diemen|align="right"|215|align="right"|670|align="right"|111.7|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|1.43|align="right"|0.17|align="right"|100%|align="right"|420%|align="right"|70.0%|-|align="center"|7|align="center"|29.04.04|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|127|align="right"|797|align="right"|113.9|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|1.45|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|100%|align="right"|520%|align="right"|74.3%|-|align="center"|8|align="center"|08.05.04|align="left"|Sint Joost|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Roermond|align="right"|35|align="right"|832|align="right"|104.0|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|1.55|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|77%|align="right"|597%|align="right"|74.6%|-|align="center"|9|align="center"|09.05.04|align="left"|Rosmalen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|122|align="right"|954|align="right"|106.0|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|2.05|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|72%|align="right"|669%|align="right"|74.3%|-|align="center"|10|align="center"|14.05.04|align="left"|Grathem|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Arnhem|align="right"|45|align="right"|999|align="right"|99.9|align="right"|0.07|align="right"|2.12|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|30%|align="right"|699%|align="right"|69.9%|-|align="center"|11|align="center"|24.06.04|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|82|align="right"|1081|align="right"|98.3|align="right"|0.45|align="right"|2.57|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|57%|align="right"|756%|align="right"|68.7%|-|align="center"|12|align="center"|06.08.04|align="left"|Utrecht|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|175|align="right"|1256|align="right"|104.6|align="right"|0.25|align="right"|3.22|align="right"|0.17|align="right"|97%|align="right"|853%|align="right"|71.1%|-|align="center"|13|align="center"|27.08.04|align="left"|Utrecht|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|180|align="right"|1436|align="right"|110.5|align="right"|0.01|align="right"|3.23|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|100%|align="right"|953%|align="right"|73.3%|-|align="center"|14|align="center"|16.10.04|align="left"|Zaltbommel|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|140|align="right"|1576|align="right"|112.8|align="right"|0.08|align="right"|3.31|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|78%|align="right"|1031%|align="right"|73.6%|-|align="center"|15|align="center"|14.01.05|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|1609|align="right"|107.3|align="right"|0.07|align="right"|3.38|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|25%|align="right"|1056%|align="right"|70.4%|-|align="center"|16|align="center"|30.01.05|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|33|align="right"|1642|align="right"|102.6|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|3.43|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|18%|align="right"|1074%|align="right"|67.1%|-|align="center"|17|align="center"|27.03.05|align="left"|Vlijmen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Vlijmen|align="right"|130|align="right"|1772|align="right"|104.2|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|3.48|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|100%|align="right"|1174%|align="right"|69.1%|-|align="center"|18|align="center"|16.06.05|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|1805|align="right"|100.3|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|3.58|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|26%|align="right"|1200%|align="right"|66.7%|-|align="center"|19|align="center"|09.07.05|align="left"|Weert|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|50|align="right"|1855|align="right"|97.6|align="right"|0.07|align="right"|4.05|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|42%|align="right"|1242%|align="right"|65.4%|-|align="center"|20|align="center"|29.07.05|align="left"|Staphorst|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Groningen|align="right"|265|align="right"|2120|align="right"|106.0|align="right"|0.50|align="right"|4.55|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|74%|align="right"|1316%|align="right"|65.8%|-|align="center"|21|align="center"|09.09.05|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|128|align="right"|2228|align="right"|106.1|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|5.10|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|96%|align="right"|1412%|align="right"|67.2%|-|align="center"|22|align="center"|07.10.05|align="left"|Grathem|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Almelo|align="right"|45|align="right"|2273|align="right"|103.3|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|5.25|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|18%|align="right"|1430%|align="right"|65.0%|-|align="center"|23|align="center"|22.10.05|align="left"|Nederweert|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Arnhem|align="right"|44|align="right"|2317|align="right"|100.7|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|5.40|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|27%|align="right"|1457%|align="right"|63.3%|-|align="center"|24|align="center"|18.11.05|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|128|align="right"|2445|align="right"|101.9|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|5.55|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|96%|align="right"|1553%|align="right"|64.7%|-|align="center"|25|align="center"|18.12.05|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="right"|92|align="right"|2537|align="right"|101.5|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|6.00|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|97%|align="right"|1650%|align="right"|66.0%|-|align="center"|26|align="center"|24.12.05|align="left"|Maarheeze|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|68|align="right"|2605|align="right"|100.2|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|6.15|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|51%|align="right"|1701%|align="right"|65.4%|-|align="center"|27|align="center"|15.01.06|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|82|align="right"|2687|align="right"|99.5|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|6.25|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|45%|align="right"|1746%|align="right"|65.7%|-|align="center"|28|align="center"|21.01.06|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Aachen|align="left"|Leiden|align="right"|33|align="right"|2720|align="right"|97.1|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|6.30|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|12%|align="right"|1758%|align="right"|62.7%|-|align="center"|29|align="center"|11.03.06|align="left"|Leende|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Leende|align="right"|75|align="right"|2795|align="right"|96.4|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|7.00|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|95%|align="right"|1853%|align="right"|63.9%|-|align="center"|30|align="center"|21.04.06|align="left"|Vlijmen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Vlijmen|align="right"|130|align="right"|2925|align="right"|97.5|align="right"|0.17|align="right"|7.17|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|100%|align="right"|1953%|align="right"|65.1%|-|align="center"|31|align="center"|01.06.06|align="left"|Heerlen|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Berlin|align="right"|22|align="right"|2947|align="right"|95.1|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|7.22|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|3%|align="right"|1956%|align="right"|63.1%|-|align="center"|32|align="center"|10.06.06|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|92|align="right"|3039|align="right"|95.0|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|7.25|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|72%|align="right"|2028%|align="right"|63.4%|-|align="center"|33|align="center"|01.07.06|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|122|align="right"|3161|align="right"|95.8|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|7.45|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|72%|align="right"|2100%|align="right"|63.6%|-|align="center"|34|align="center"|11.08.06|align="left"|Geleen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Antwerpen|align="right"|16|align="right"|3177|align="right"|93.4|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|8.00|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|11%|align="right"|2111%|align="right"|62.1%|-|align="center"|35|align="center"|20.08.06|align="left"|Heerlen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Heerlen|align="right"|22|align="right"|3199|align="right"|91.4|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|8.05|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|100%|align="right"|2211%|align="right"|63.2%|-|align="center"|36|align="center"|26.08.06|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|3232|align="right"|89.8|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|8.08|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|25%|align="right"|2236%|align="right"|62.1%|-|align="center"|37|align="center"|24.12.06|align="left"|Liempde|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|100|align="right"|3332|align="right"|90.1|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|8.13|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|78%|align="right"|2314%|align="right"|62.5%|-|align="center"|38|align="center"|20.01.07|align="left"|Geleen|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Bruxelles|align="right"|16|align="right"|3348|align="right"|88.1|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|8.43|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|11%|align="right"|2325%|align="right"|61.2%|-|align="center"|39|align="center"|03.02.07|align="left"|Waalre|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|81|align="right"|3429|align="right"|87.9|align="right"|0.00|align="right"|8.43|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|66%|align="right"|2391%|align="right"|61.3%|-|align="center"|40|align="center"|06.04.07|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|117|align="right"|3546|align="right"|88.7|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|8.48|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|97%|align="right"|2488%|align="right"|62.2%|-|align="center"|41|align="center"|19.05.07|align="left"|Grathem|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Venray|align="right"|45|align="right"|3591|align="right"|87.6|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|8.58|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|41%|align="right"|2529%|align="right"|61.7%|-|align="center"|42|align="center"|30.06.07|align="left"|Waalre|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|81|align="right"|3672|align="right"|87.4|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|9.08|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|68%|align="right"|2597%|align="right"|61.8%|-|align="center"|43|align="center"|19.08.07|align="left"|Heerlen|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Heerlen|align="right"|23|align="right"|3695|align="right"|85.9|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|9.13|align="right"|0.13|align="right"|82%|align="right"|2679%|align="right"|62.3%|-|align="center"|44|align="center"|30.08.07|align="left"|Nederweert|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|44|align="right"|3739|align="right"|85.0|align="right"|1.15|align="right"|10.28|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|34%|align="right"|2713%|align="right"|61.7%|-|align="center"|45|align="center"|06.10.07|align="left"|Maarheeze|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Kaatsheuvel|align="right"|68|align="right"|3807|align="right"|84.6|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|10.58|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|50%|align="right"|2763%|align="right"|61.4%|-|align="center"|46|align="center"|19.10.07|align="left"|Zaltbommel|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Lelystad|align="right"|140|align="right"|3947|align="right"|85.8|align="right"|0.05|align="right"|11.03|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|61%|align="right"|2824%|align="right"|61.4%|-|align="center"|47|align="center"|03.11.07|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|133|align="right"|4080|align="right"|86.8|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|11.13|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|100%|align="right"|2924%|align="right"|62.2%|-|align="center"|48|align="center"|14.11.07|align="left"|Meerssen|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Meerssen|align="right"|3|align="right"|4083|align="right"|85.1|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|11.16|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|33%|align="right"|2957%|align="right"|61.6%|-|align="center"|49|align="center"|30.11.07|align="left"|Maarheeze|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Rotterdam|align="right"|68|align="right"|4151|align="right"|84.7|align="right"|0.07|align="right"|11.23|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|34%|align="right"|2991%|align="right"|61.0%|-|align="center"|50|align="center"|22.12.07|align="left"|Weert|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="right"|50|align="right"|4201|align="right"|84.0|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|11.43|align="right"|0.14|align="right"|52%|align="right"|3043%|align="right"|60.9%|-|align="center"|51|align="center"|04.04.08|align="left"|Urmond|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|16|align="right"|4217|align="right"|82.7|align="right"|1.15|align="right"|12.58|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|12%|align="right"|3055%|align="right"|59.9%|-|align="center"|52|align="center"|05.05.08|align="left"|Geleen|align="left"|Bemelen|align="left"|Berlin|align="right"|16|align="right"|4233|align="right"|81.4|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|13.28|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|2%|align="right"|3057%|align="right"|58.8%|-|align="center"|53|align="center"|16.05.08|align="left"|Zaltbommel|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|134|align="right"|4367|align="right"|82.4|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|13.31|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|91%|align="right"|3148%|align="right"|59.4%|-|align="center"|54|align="center"|13.06.08|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Vlijmen|align="right"|120|align="right"|4487|align="right"|83.1|align="right"|0.04|align="right"|13.35|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|95%|align="right"|3243%|align="right"|60.1%|-|align="center"|55|align="center"|29.06.08|align="left"|Weert|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|52|align="right"|4539|align="right"|82.5|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|13.55|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|37%|align="right"|3280%|align="right"|59.6%|-|align="center"|56|align="center"|22.08.08|align="left"|Roosteren|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|27|align="right"|4566|align="right"|81.5|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|14.10|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|16%|align="right"|3296%|align="right"|58.9%|-|align="center"|57|align="center"|29.08.08|align="left"|Aachen|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Lubniewice|align="right"|41|align="right"|4607|align="right"|80.8|align="right"|0.50|align="right"|15.00|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|5%|align="right"|3301%|align="right"|57.9%|-|align="center"|58|align="center"|20.12.08|align="left"|Born|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|19|align="right"|4626|align="right"|79.8|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|15.10|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|14%|align="right"|3315%|align="right"|57.2%|-|align="center"|59|align="center"|24.12.08|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|131|align="right"|4757|align="right"|80.6|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|15.30|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|100%|align="right"|3415%|align="right"|57.9%|-|align="center"|60|align="center"|18.01.09|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|4790|align="right"|79.8|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|15.30|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|100%|align="right"|3515%|align="right"|58.6%|-|align="center"|61|align="center"|31.01.09|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Rheden|align="right"|118|align="right"|4908|align="right"|80.5|align="right"|0.35|align="right"|16.05|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|53%|align="right"|3568%|align="right"|58.5%|-|align="center"|62|align="center"|07.02.09|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|89|align="right"|4997|align="right"|80.6|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|16.35|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|67%|align="right"|3635%|align="right"|58.6%|-|align="center"|63|align="center"|28.02.09|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="right"|33|align="right"|5030|align="right"|79.8|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|16.50|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|37%|align="right"|3672%|align="right"|58.3%|-|align="center"|64|align="center"|10.05.09|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|118|align="right"|5148|align="right"|80.4|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|17.05|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|91%|align="right"|3763%|align="right"|58.8%|-|align="center"|65|align="center"|17.05.09|align="left"|Veldhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Woerden|align="right"|89|align="right"|5237|align="right"|80.6|align="right"|0.25|align="right"|17.30|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|47%|align="right"|3810%|align="right"|58.6%|-|align="center"|66|align="center"|28.05.09|align="left"|Bocholtz|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Berlin|align="right"|26|align="right"|5263|align="right"|79.7|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|17.50|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|3%|align="right"|3813%|align="right"|57.8%|-|align="center"|67|align="center"|16.08.09|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Venray|align="right"|33|align="right"|5296|align="right"|79.0|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|18.05|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|20%|align="right"|3833%|align="right"|57.2%|-|align="center"|68|align="center"|13.12.09|align="left"|Zaltbommel|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|134|align="right"|5400|align="right"|79.4|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|18.20|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|77%|align="right"|3910%|align="right"|57.5%|-|align="center"|69|align="center"|20.12.09|align="left"|Volkel|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Nieuwkuijk|align="right"|122 km|align="right"|5522 km|align="right"|80.0 km|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|18.23|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|74%|align="right"|3984%|align="right"|57.7%|-|align="center"|70|align="center"|24.12.09|align="left"|Maarheeze|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|68|align="right"|5590|align="right"|79.9|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|18.53|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|53%|align="right"|4037%|align="right"|57.7%|-|align="center"|71|align="center"|12.09.10|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|5623|align="right"|79.2|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|19.13|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|23%|align="right"|4060%|align="right"|57.1%|-|align="center"|72|align="center"|29.10.10|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|'s-Hertogenbosch|align="right"|33|align="right"|5656|align="right"|78.5|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|19.33|align="right"|0.16|align="right"|26%|align="right"|4063%|align="right"|56.4%|-|} 1 total distance of all rides thus far (km) 2 average distance of all rides thus far (km) 3 waiting time for the lift (hours, minutes) 4 total waiting time of all rides thus far (hours, minutes) 5 average waiting time of all rides thus far (hours, minutes) 6 share of the ride distance in trip length (%) 7 total of shares of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%) 8 averages share of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%) Since the removal of the official hitch-hiking spot, hitch-hiking out of Maastricht in the northern direction is still possible and for the eastern direction it has become somewhat easier. Currently (2012- ...) there is a wide strip of asphalt situated in the middle of the Viaductweg, section between Meerssenerweg and the N2 (President Rooseveltlaan). First experiences were positive. However, after trying this location several times the following conclusion can be justified. This location is less suitable for obtaining a ride over a longer distance. The average waiting times are longer and the average ride is shorter as compared to the former official hitch-hiking spot. The former official hitch-hiking spot was situated indeed on a very hitch-hiker friendly location. A list of rides from the spot in the middle of the Viaductweg is given in the table below. {| border="1" width='100%'|-|align="center"|'''#'''|align="center"|'''date'''|'''lift to'''|'''trip from'''|'''trip to'''|align="right"|'''distance'''|align="right"|'''1'''|align="right"|'''2'''|align="right"|'''3'''|align="right"|'''4'''|align="right"|'''5'''|align="right"|'''6'''|align="right"|'''7'''|align="right"|'''8'''|-|align="center"|1|align="center"|14.10.12|align="left"|Urmond|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Urmond|align="right"|17|align="right"|17|align="right"|17.0|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|0.03|align="right"|100%|align="right"|100%|align="right"|100%

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~'s-Hertogenbosch~~Meerssen|align="right"|~~68 km~~5|align="right"|~~5590 km~~22|align="right"|7911.~~9 km~~0|align="right"|0.3007|align="right"|180.5310|align="right"|0.1605|align="right"|53100%|align="right"|~~4037~~200%|align="right"|~~57.7~~100%

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~'s-Hertogenbosch~~Eindhoven|align="right"|~~33 km~~81|align="right"|~~5623 km~~103|align="right"|7934.~~2 km~~3|align="right"|0.2002|align="right"|190.1312|align="right"|0.1604|align="right"|23100%|align="right"|~~4060~~300%|align="right"|~~57.1~~100%

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~'s-Hertogenbosch~~Eindhoven|align="right"|~~33 km~~0|align="right"|~~5656 km~~103|align="right"|7825.~~5 km~~8|align="right"|0.2030|align="right"|190.3342|align="right"|0.1610|align="right"|260%|align="right"|~~4063~~300%|align="right"|~~56.4~~75%

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|}align="center"|5|align="center"|02.11.12~~1 total distance of all rides thus far (km) ~~|align="left"|Eindhoven~~2 average distance of all rides thus far (km) ~~|align="left"|Maastricht~~3 waiting time for the lift (hours, minutes) ~~|align="left"|Eindhoven~~4 total waiting time of all rides thus far (hours, minutes) ~~|align="right"|81~~5 average waiting time of all rides thus far (hours, minutes) 6 share of the ride distance in trip length (%) 7 total of shares of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%) ~~|align="right"|184|align="right"|36.8 ~~averages share of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%) ~~|align="right"|0.15Since the removal of the official hitchhiking spot, hitchhiking out of Maastricht in the northern direction is still possible and for the eastern direction it has become somewhat easier. Currently (2012- ...) there is a wide strip of asphalt situated in the middle of the Viaductweg, section between Meerssenerweg and the N2 (President Rooseveltlaan). First experiences were positive. However, after trying this location several times the following conclusion can be justified. This location is less suitable for obtaining a ride over a longer distance. The average waiting times are longer and the average ride is shorter as compared to the former official hitchhiking spot. The former official hitchhiking spot was situated indeed on a very hitchhiker friendly location|align="right"|0. 57 ~~A list of rides from the spot in the middle of the Viaductweg is given in the table below~~|align="right"|0. 11|align="right"|100%{| ~~border~~align="1right" ~~width~~|400%|align=~~'100~~"right"|80%'

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~Urmond~~Utrecht|align="right"|~~17 km~~68|align="right"|~~17 km~~252|align="right"|1736.0 km|align="right"|0.0320|align="right"|01.0347|align="right"|0.0315|align="right"|~~100~~38%|align="right"|~~100~~438%|align="right"|~~100~~63%

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~Meerssen~~Amsterdam|align="right"|~~5 km~~151|align="right"|~~22 km~~403|align="right"|1150.~~0 km~~3|align="right"|0.0750|align="right"|02.1037|align="right"|0.0520|align="right"|~~100~~73%|align="right"|~~200~~511%|align="right"|~~100~~64%

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|align="center"|39|align="center"|1822.1002.1213

|align="left"|Eindhoven

|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|~~Eindhoven|align="right"|81 km|align="right"|103 km|align="right"|34.3 km|align="right"|0.02|align="right"|0.12|align="right"|0.04|align="right"|100%|align="right"|300%|align="right"|100%~~|´s-~~|align="center"|4|align="center"|25.10.12|align="left"|NO LIFT|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Eindhoven~~Hertogenbosch|align="right"|~~0 km~~91|align="right"|~~103 km~~494|align="right"|2554.8 km|align="right"|0.3035|align="right"|~~0.42|align="right"|0.10|align="right"|0%|align="right"|300%|align="right"|75%~~|-~~|align="center"|5|align="center"|02.11~~3.12~~|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="right"|81 km|align="right"|184 km|align="right"|36.8 km|align="right"|0.15~~|align="right"|0.57~~|align="right"|0.11|align="right"|100%|align="right"|400%|align="right"|80%~~|-~~|align="center"|6|align="center"|09.11.12|align="left"|NO LIFT|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Eindhoven|align="right"|0 km|align="right"|184 km|align="right"|30.6 km|align="right"|0.30|align="right"|1.27|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|0%|align="right"|400%|align="right"|66%~~|-~~|align="center"|7|align="center"|15.12.12|align="left"|Echt|align="left"|Maastricht|align="left"|Utrecht|align="right"|68 km|align="right"|252 km|align="right"|36.0 km|align="right"|0.20|align="right"|1.47|align="right"|0.15|align="right"|38%|align="right"|438%~~21

|align="right"|63%

|align="right"|574%

|align="right"|64%

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|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|Amsterdam

|align="right"|~~151 km~~17|align="right"|~~403 km~~511|align="right"|5051.~~3 km~~1|align="right"|0.5005|align="right"|23.3717

|align="right"|0.20

|align="right"|738%|align="right"|~~511~~582%|align="right"|6458%

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|align="right"|0.35

|align="right"|3.52

8 averages share of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%)

In July till September 2003 there was a good location to ~~hitchhike~~hitch-hike, outside of working hours of the tunnel project. This location was situated on the crossing of the N2 with the Professor Cobbenhagenlaan. The table below presents ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking experiences on this location.

{| border="1" width='100%'

|align="left"|Maastricht

|align="left"|Vlijmen

|align="right"|69 km|align="right"|69 km|align="right"|69.0 km

|align="right"|0.02

8 averages share of the ride distance in trip length of all rides so far (%)

== My statistics and ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking website for the Netherlands ==Here is the website that I edit: ~~Hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking (ad-hoc-carpooling) in the Netherlands: [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm]

I keep detailed lists and statistics of my travels. For an extract, take a look here: [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike2.htm]. The page holds a list of all trips, a table with numbers of rides, average waits and average ride lengths per country and a list of the motorway service areas which I have used during ~~hitchhiking~~hitch-hiking.

Let’s build this community! See you on the road!

== Top speeds ==

* Female driver 205 kmh 07.2013 (BMW, Germany)* Open windows 220 kmh 08.2018 (BMW, Germany)* Austria 170 kmh 01.2008 * Belgium 190 kmh 05.2013(Audi), 03.2016 (Audi) ~~Czech Republic unknown~~ * Croatia (motorway / autocesta) 210 kmh 08.2018 (VW), 205 kmh 05.2018 (Mercedes), 200 kmh 04.2022 (VW), 190 kmh 03.2015 (Citroën), 170 kmh 10.2013(Mitsubishi)* Croatia (national road) 160 kmh 05.2018* Czech Republic 160 kmh 09.2015 (VW)* France ~~unknown~~170 kmh 05.2016 (Peugeot), 160 kmh 03.2015 (Citroën)* Germany (Autobahn): 1. 240 kmh 05.2014 (Audi Quattro), 2. 230 kmh 11.2003 (Mercedes), 3. 220 kmh 06.2009(VW), 07.2014 (Audi Quattro), 11.2017 (Audi Quattro), 05.2018 (BMW), 4. 210 kmh 0908.2007(Mercedes SLK), 06.2013, 07.2013(BMW), 5. 205 kmh ~~(130 mph)~~ 01.2008(Audi), 05.2014(Citroen), 05.2022 (Volvo) * Germany (Bundesstrasse): 195 kmh 06.2009 on B53 Zell-Traben-Trarbach(VW) * Hungary 160 kmh 09.2010(Mercedes)* Italy 170 kmh 05.2015 (Alfa Romeo), 07.2016 (VW)* Liechtenstein 90 kmh 04.2015 (Ford)* Lithuania (motorway) 150 kmh 06.2014(Toyota) * Lithuania (non-motorway) 120 kmh 01.2013 ~~Luxembourg unknown~~ * The Netherlands 1. 200 kmh 05.2017 on A2 's-Hertogenbosch-Eindhoven (VW Golf), 2. 180 kmh 11.2007 on A73 Eindhoven-Oss / 180 kmh (Peugeot 309), 09.2010 on A2 Eindhoven-'s-Hertogenbosch(VW), 23. 175 kmh 01.2006 on A2 ~~Utrecht~~'s-Hertogenbosch-Eindhoven (~~BMW~~Mercedes) / 175 km kmh 06.2011 on A2 Eindhoven-Susteren, 175 kmh 03.2016 175 kmh 01.2006 on A2 's-Hertogenbosch-Liempde (Mazda) * Poland (motorway / autostrada) 1. 210 kmh 01.2016 on A2 (Audi), 2. 200 kmh 07.2014 on A2 (~~Volkswagen~~VW), 23. 190 kmh 12.2015 on A2 (VW), 4. 180 kmh 01.2007 on A4(VW), 08.2015 on A2 (Hyundai), 12.2015 on A2 (Mazda)* Poland (expressway / droga expresowa) 180 kmh 07.2014 on S7 (Honda)* Poland (national road / droga krajowa) 150 kmh 12.2005(Honda) * Poland (provincial road / droga ~~wojewodzka~~wojewódzka) 160 kmh 01.2013(Škoda)* Serbia 170 kmh 08.2018 (VW)* Slovakia 170 kmh 01.2008(VW)* Slovenia 190 kmh 07.2018 (Mercedes) * Switzerland 190 kmh 04.2015 (VW)* Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Spain, Ukraine , United Kingdom: unknown ~~Female driver 205 kmh 07.2013~~ (~~BMW~~not fast)

== Contact ==

== Trivia ==

* 07.1993 first lift

* 07.1993, 28.10.2004, 17.11.2007 ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking with my father* 12.06.2004, 10.07.2005, 02.12.2005, 29.12.2007, 30.09.2008 ~~lifts~~ , 05.07.2015, 25.05.2016, 14.04.2017, 14.08.2018 free rides from ~~taxi´s (free of charge)~~taxi's a.k.a. cabs* 25.05.2005, 26.10.2012, 11.12.2013 , 11.04.2015, 30.05.2015 lifts in ~~a Porsche~~Porsches* 2301.12.2013, 01.12.2013, 09.~~2005 lift~~ 05.2014, 31.05.2015, 26.07.2016, 29.01.2017, 03.03.2017, 14.03.2018, 29.06.2022, 28.10.2022, 28.10.2022 lifts in ~~a schoolbus~~Jaguars* 21.04.2006, 29.07.2014 lifts in Cadillacs* 27.12.2015 lift in a Maserati* 10.05.2009 first lift in a hybrid car (Toyota Prius), 27.05.2015 first lift in an electric car (Tesla)* 21.04.2006, 28.08.2014, 05.08.2022 rides in 35+ year old vehicles (Cadillac1949/57 years, Jeep 1964/50 years, Oldsmobile 1956/66 years)* 23.09.2005 lift in a schoolbus, 08.09.2006 lift in a woodtruck* 22.10.2012 first time hitch-hiking with a bicycle* 23.12.2007 50th departure from Maastricht official ~~hitchhiking~~ hitch-hiking spot (liftersplaats)* 29.12.2007 ~~lift~~ , 26.04.2015 lifts with ~~a driver and~~ nuns on board (three ~~nons~~, one respectively)* 2231.08.2008 ~~hitchhiked at petrol station Ooiendonk on the A2-motorway and thus hitchhiked from all motorway petrol stations between [[Maastricht]] and [[~~(Gertjan's~~-Hertogenbosch]]~~* 31uncle), 30.0806.~~2008~~2013 (Omar), 27.06.2014 ~~semi~~(Henri), 30.07.2014 (Wesley), 15.09.2014 (Vincent), 10.05.2015 (Baldi), 30.10.2017 (Petra), 01.09.2019 (Alet & Sil), 29.09.2019 (Alex) coincidental and half-coincidental rides from ~~befriended people~~relatives - all of these standing on the roadside* 11.01.2009 ~~passed~~ 50,000 ~~kilometer mark~~km, 11.08.2014 100,000 km, 02.05.2016 150,000 km, 09.06.2019 200,000 km* 14.03.2018 50,000 km within [[The Netherlands]]* 11.01.2009 ~~first ride~~ , 11.08.2009, 26.05.2015 rides of over 1,000 kilometer* 1107.0106.2009 ~~first~~ 1,000th lift ~~in a Vauxhall~~* 10, 06.0508.~~2009 first~~ 2015 2,000th lift ~~in a hybrid car (Toyota Prius)~~* , 24.07.~~06.2009 1000th~~ 2021 3000th lift* 1303.0911.~~2009 second ride of over~~ 2015 1,~~000 kilometer~~000th lift starting in the Netherlands* 2202.1008.~~2012 first time hitchhiking with~~ 2015 longest wait for a ~~bicycle~~* 22.10ride: 07h39m, on two service stations and four locations along the road in and around Milan, Italy.~~2012 first lift in a Dacia~~* 2503.0504.~~2013~~ 2015 increased ~~maximum~~ max number of ~~drivers per calendar day~~ countries within one ride to 15* 01.12.20135 (CH, D, F, ~~01.12.2013~~B, ~~09.05.2014 lifts in a Jaguar~~NL)* 2131.1208.~~2013~~ 2019 first ~~lift in a Lada~~hitch-hiking race (result: second place out of fifteen)

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