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Hitchhiking in the {{infobox Country|map = <map lat='52.2' lng='5.2' zoom='6' view='0' country='Netherlands'/>|language = Dutch, Frisian|capital = [[Amsterdam]]|pop = 17,869,000|currency = Euro (€)||hitch = <rating country='nl' />|BW = NL}}The '''Netherlands''' are a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]].Hitchhiking in the Netherlands is possiblequite easy, and legal in most places, though not on motorways. The basic idea is that when you're allowed to walk somewhere , you can stand there for hitching too. Roads where it is not allowed to walk are indicated by: # Round white sign with red edge depicting Standing on a pedestrian. # Rectangular blue motorway entrance just in front of the motorway sign depicting is allowed as well as standing on a petrol station along the motorway. Cars are also not allowed to stop here. # Square blue sign depicting Asking the Dutch people at a car. Cars are also not allowed to stop hereservice station is faster than waiting while using the thumb for hitchhiking.

However[[File: standing Hitchhiking across the creek.jpg|thumb|250px|There are many creeks in the Netherlands and they can make it hard to get to petrol stations on the motorway]]<!--Roads where it is not permitted to walk are indicated by:* a round white sign with red edge depicting a pedestrian.* a rectangular blue sign depicting a motorway entrance just in front of the . Cars are also not allowed to stop here.* a square blue sign is allowd as well as standing on depicting a petrolstation allong the motorwaycar. Cars are also not allowed to stop here.

// this information seems to be quite ineffective in terms of multimedia use. I even can hardly imagine how these sign look like. Alternative: Make a picture and put in in here ;) Any other ideas? // -->Since the 80s 1991 Dutch students have a card providing them with free public transport (either in on weekends or during the week), so hitchhiking is not as popular as it used to be. There In some university towns there are still official [[liftershalte]]s, ''liftershaltes'official hitchhiking spots''' in some university towns. Check [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liftershalte Wikipedia] for The current government intends to make an overview. Other good places are petrolstations along the motorways and the entrance end to the motorway free public transport for students from a larger city (when it has an emergency lane). On such a place the average waiting time is 15-45 minutes (same as Germany). Major difference with [[Germany]] is that a typical lift is only 25-50 kmbeginning of 2016.

==Cities==* Other good places are petrol stations along the motorways and the entrances to the motorway from larger cities (when there is a stopping space such as an emergency lane). On such a place the average waiting time is 5–45 minutes (same as Germany). A major difference with [[Amsterdam]]* [[Den Haag]]* [[Enschede]]* [[Groningen]]* [[Maastricht]]* [[Nijmegen]]* [[Rotterdam]]* [[UtrechtGermany]]is that many lifts are not longer than 50 km.

==Towns==<!-- this can be put At petrol stations you should definitely try to talk to people, which will probably work out fine if you don't dress up like a hippie. Many people will not stop their cars if you stand with the board but will take you if you ask them in person (which is a general hitchhiking principle). Try to speak in Dutch or English. French and German often work too, but not as effectively. Most likely the Dutch people will avoid you while speaking in provinces once German. In the Netherlands, there are as well a lot of seasonal workers and immigrants. There are particularly a lot of people from Poland and Bulgaria. Thus, it's getting is fairly easy to get a bit bigger -->* [[Nuth]]lift for instance straight to Poland if you know the language or are communicative enough to sway Polish people to take you.

==External links==* [http://wwwSometimes the petrol stations workers tell you to not ask people in front of the shop directly.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm Hitchhiking in You can then hitch at the exit of the Netherlands], by Frank Verhartstation which is mostly just as good but as its disadvantages of course.

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