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===Hitchhiking A2 [[Amsterdam]] direction [[Maastricht]] using ramps===
If an om on ramp is not listed, it does not mean it is good or bad. However, it is likely not to be particularly good.
* Utrechtsebrug, bridge just before the beginning of the motorway. Amsterdam. This is a classic starting point to hitchhike, THE spot for hitchhiking in the '60s and '70s. Today it does not look too good there, but one may still ask for rides at the traffic lights just before the bridge. It is a pity for hitchhikers that there is a barrier between the road and the cycling lane onto the brdige. Autostopguide to Europe recommends hitchhiking after the bridge, between the first (inofficial) exit and entry lanes, though cars are speeding there yet at 80 kmh. ''Rating: quite bad''
* Entrance 3. Abcoude. Dangerous! ''Rating: bad''
===Hitchhiking A2 [[Maastricht]] direction [[Amsterdam]] using service areas===
* Petrol station "Patiel" between exits 58 and 57. Even if this petrol station, still south of Maastricht, is not always that busy, it is fine for hitchhiking. It is the first rest area after the border, and people are quite likely to be heading for many directions within the Netherlands from here. ''Rating: average/good''
* Petrol station "Kruisberg" between exits 51 and 50. This petrol station is quite small and it lacks a rest area. It can be reached from Maastricht by public transport, as it is about 1 kilometer from train station Bunde. Later in the evening there is not a lot of traffic. In the afternoon many drivers will have come out of Maastricht, and may be heading back home, well furhter on. Its small size may make it a bit more likely that you would be sent away by the manager, than on other petrol stations. ''Rating: average''
* Parking area "Kruisberg" between exits 51 and 50. This parking area is situated about 2 km further after the petrol station with the same name. It is a nice place to be, on the steepest motorway slope in the country, but hard to get rides. ''Rating: bad''
* Petrol station "Swentibold" between exits 48 and 47. Just another okay petrol station, which you were not likely to use, but since the next one is closed, the likeliness has become a bit bigger. ''Rating: average/good''
* Petrol station "Bosserhof" between exits 45 and 44. Last petrol station before the N273 to Venlo. It used to be a good one, but it was receded in 2007, because of the realization of the A73 motorway to Venlo. It will not be reopened. ''Rating: average/good (before closing) and mission impossible (now)''
* Petrol station "Meiberg" between exits 40 and 39. Here is also an AC Restaurant and during sunny days especially many people take a (prolonged) rest here. It should be quite easy to find rides towards Utrecht or Breda. ''Rating: average/good''
* Petrol station "Groote Bleek" between exits 36 and 35. Last petrol station before Eindhoven, a city which sometimes is a kind of barrier on the way. Most drivers here tend to go towards Tilburg, Breda in stead of 's-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht. It is not as busy as the previous one, and closed at night. ''Rating: average''
* Petrol station "Ooiendonk" between exits 27 and 26. It should be well possible to find rides to Utrecht, Amsterdam and perhaps to Waalwijk and Rotterdam. ''Rating: average/good''
* Parking area "Zwartehof" between exits 20 and 19. Please avoid this one, just a couple of kilometers before the next great petrol station. Few people stop here, it is usually rather noisy and windy (though the views over the river are nice), and there seem some shady activities to be going on. And you may smell piss or so, because there is no toilet there. ''Rating: bad''
* Petrol station "De Lucht-Oost" between exits 18 and 17. Huge petrol station with a long history. One of the buildings dates back to the 1950s, and the area has been used as a stopover for travellers for over a hundred years. This service area may be considered the most important one between the south and the west of the Netherlands. However, Fverhart had a hard time when he tried to find a ride towards Den Haag or Rotterdam here; Utrecht or Amsterdam are definitely easier. ''Rating: great''
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