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== How to find a good spot == More and more technically advanced gadgets come at hand for hitchhikers. Hitchhike from a [[Liftershalte]] or find the right spot, with comments from other users, on [[Hitchbase]] and [[Hitchwiki:About|Hitchwiki]]. But what to do when there is no internet and no recommendation for a good starting place?

Rule Criteria for the perfect "good spot":* One lane of traffic* Traffic must not be too fast* The amount of thumb: cars driving by must not be too high nor too low* The hitchhiker must be visible from a long distance* The faster spot must allow the trafic, driver to pull over safely* There is protection from the more space to stop weather (safelythis is not essential but definitely makes for a perfect spot) is needed.

=== How to find a good spot? === * Maps - check out [http://maps.google.com Google Maps] or a map in the city map with motorway plan for a good spot to start. Ideally it is a petrol stationor a tollgate, but any place with loads of enough space and slow traffic will do. There are many sides on Using Google Maps satellite and street views, you can explore the net accessibility of a spot realistically without being there.  * Ask people - Most people living in a town will be able to tell you how to get out of town. They can also tell you where it will be busy and why nobody takes the road you can find public transport scheduleswould take.

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

Follow the road * Listen to your intuition - Follow the the traffic signs that lead out of 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 cityright way and they will tell you a better spot.

Listen to your intuition * Take public transport or a taxi - When you do Sometime it is just not worth waiting half an hour or an hour to get any responses from people driving pass, 5 miles down the road. Just take public transport or a taxi and you start to have save yourself a lot of hassle ([[hitchhiking in a bad feeling, then do somethingmood]]). Ask people if this There are many sites on the right way and they will tell net where you a better spotcan find public transport schedules.

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 moodCategory:Practical info]]).