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==Péages==
[[Image:peage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A typical big péage in France]]
A '''péage''' is a tollway in France. They are often placed near cities on autoroutes (motorways). At some péages all the traffic has to stop and pay and are excellent spots to get a long-distance ride. You can get free maps in the péage offices - these also indicate where you can find "all-stop-péages".Here it's a map of south of France highway network : http://www.asf.fr/shared/pdf/CarteReseau.pdf In black letters where it's written "peage de....." it mean it's a big peage where all the trafic have to stop. The faster fastest way to travel is only to go from this "all-stop-péages" one of these to an other onethe next.
[[Image:Derek_hitching_at_péage.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Derek hitching at a péage near [[Valence]]]]
===Legality===
There are no prohibitions about hitching in France, apart from the restricted access roads, i.e. expressways and motorways. Péages are also considered part of the motorway, and normally one is not allowed to solicit rides there. However, this is not really enforced and since 2004, [[User:Daniel|Daniel]], was only told once to get off the tollbooth and ask for a ride on the parking nearby (what was difficult because there was no services except toilets). But the risk is relatively low.
==External links==
*[http://www.asf.fr/shared/pdf/CarteReseau.pdf Le Réseau ASF], a PDF showing all-stop-péages on major routes.
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