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 Rule of thumb: The faster the trafictraffic, the more space to stop (safely) is needed.

*Maps - check out [http://maps.google.com googlemaps] or a map in the city for a good spot to start. Ideally is a petrol station, but any place with loads of space and slow traffic will do. There are many sides on the net where you can find public transport schedules.

*Ask people - Most people living in a town will be able to tell you to get out of town. They can also tell you where it will be busy and why nobody takes the road you would take.

*Follow the road - Follow the the traffic signs that lead out of the city.

*Listen to your intuition - When you do not get any responses from people driving pass, you start to have a bad feeling, then do something. Ask people if this the right way and they will tell you a better spot.

*Take public transport or a taxi - Sometime it is just not worth waiting half an hour or an hour to get 5 miles down the road. Just take public transport or a taxi and you save yourself a lot of hassle ([[hitchhiking with in bad mood]]).