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* There are exceptional on-ramps to I-5 in the University District, from within Seattle. [[User:amylin| amylin]] got a ride from Seattle to [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]] from the on-ramp to I-5 South at NE 45th St & 5th Ave. There is a busy intersection at this point, in which vehicles stop and make turns onto the on-ramp, from 3 directions. The space for cars to pullover is not the best, depending on the amount of parked cars. The onramp going North at this same location is also recommended, and many hikers use it to get to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] (There is also a Vancouver, Washington. To minimize confusion all road signs for Vancouver, British Columbia are labeled "Vancouver, B.C."). The only drawback to this location is that there are frequently homeless people, who beg for food or money, nearby, and drivers may be reluctant to pick up hitchhikers in the presence of so many "unpresentable" people. [[User:TBF| TBF]] also got a direct ride to Portland from this spot in Dec 2016, holding a big sign with lots of decorations. The homeless people from the neighborhood were enforcing a 30-minute rotation where one person could stand on the ramp begging for money at a time, and switch people every half hour. When I first stood near the intersection where there's a pullout on the left side, a guy approached me and told me that I would have to wait my turn to join the roto. They were all very friendly and warned that the junkies hang out at the next ramp north. The next guy in the roto didn't mind me hitchhiking while he begged for money further down the ramp, and I got a ride to Portland in about half an hour. It might be better to stand on the right side of the road (for drivers--left side for hitchhikers) because then you're more visible to cars coming from any direction.