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==On the road==
On the countryside it is basicly basically possible to hitch rides somewhat everywhere on local, rural roads, especially where traffic speed is lower than about 60 kmhkm/h. Traffic on minor roads on the countryside can offer great rides to get to the nearest bigger city, or onto the main infrastructure.
Often on bigger roads the slow, local traffic coming from smaller sideroads may provide excellent rides, and it is quite often quite easy to flag those drivers down, as a very personal and direct approach is often possible.
Even national roads (non-motorway) often provide good space along the main flow of traffic, as there are often emergency lanes or so called [[Mehrzweckstreifen]].
Finally, hitchhiking on emergency lanes of motorways can be an option in case of traffic jams. In such situation using a [[signs|cardboard sign ]] is usually highly effective. It is necessary though to take maximum safety precautions (we suppose you are smart enough to take these precautions), and you should know that hitchhiking on motorways is basicly basically forbidden in most Western countries.
== Asking locals about good hitchhiking spots ==
