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A '''rest area''' (or '''service area''' ('''RSA'''), '''service station''') is a public facility located next to a highway motorway at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to secondary roads. It can be a great place for hitchhiking: you can ask for a ride when drivers re-fill or wander around the area, or you can stand by its exit (that leads to a motorway) and hitchhike there.

Facilities of the rest area may include park-like areas, fuel stations, restroomstoilets, and restaurants. Rest areas are common in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and parts of [[Europe]] ([[Germany]]: Raststaette, [[Italy]]: Area Servizio, [[United Kingdom]]: motorway services, [[Austria]]: Autobahnstation, [[Denmark]]: Serviceanlaeg, [[Hungary]]: Pihenohely, [[Slovenia]]: Posivalisce) and [[Asia]].

Not all rest areas include [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] - this means that the traffic on such rest areas will , in general, be much lower, and one can expect more difficulties when looking for a ride there. For service areas with gas stations see information [[Where_to_hitchhike|here]].