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== Hitching Out ==
=== West, North, towards [[Utrecht]], [[Amsterdam]] ===
[[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user User talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small>, coming from [[Nijmegen]], walked from the center towards the '''Amsterdamseweg''' where he quickly hitched a ride at a bus stop right after the city borders. If that wouldn't have worked fast enough he would have continued walking towards the on-ramp of the A12.
[[ImageFile:langewaterarnhem.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Arnhem - [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784 a hitch too far?]]]
=== East ([[Germany]]) ===
Bear in mind that although vehicles have free passage from the Netherlands into [[Germany]], this is still an international border and chances of getting rides are rarer than usual. Beware that IJsseloordweg and the other spots mentioned are all some distance away from Arnhem city centre.
[[userUser:tmoon|Tom]] had large problems hitchhiking out of Arnhem, as the IJsseloordweg petrol station was out of service when he was around (summer 2006). Also, he noticed an unusually high proportion of older drivers (over 60 years of age), and of gangs of youths showing off their modified saloons. Certainly no-one was interested in giving a lift, and definitely not over the German border. Any attempts were met with sour looks from the pensioners, and middle fingers from the youths.
The A12 is a major route into Germany, and it's worth sticking at Arnhem to get a ride. But if you do get frustrated and want a change of scenery, then it may be worth accepting a lift to [[Nijmegen]] (very close to the border), and negotiating with the driver to make a short diversion and take you over the border. The roads on the German side of the border are secondary roads, but seem to be fairly effective for hitchhiking. See [[Nijmegen]].
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