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==Hitching Out==
There are in Lausanne 4 highway motorway entries coming from north/east, north, west, south/west.<!-- TOO PERSONAL: I list here my favorite spots to go out of the city by the highwaymotorway, there are others that I don't like, and also depending on the direction, you can use smaller streets. -->
===North towards [[Bern]], [[Neuchâtel]]===
You can try to join the entry of the highway motorway at the north of the city. Take the bus nr 1 in direction Blécherette and go to the end of the line till the station of the same name. From the center of the city it takes approximately 20mn.
There are 3 possibilities there. Someone strongly advices against possibilities 2 and 3:
# From the bus stop follow ''Route du châtelard'' in direction of the highwaymotorway. After approx. 50 m there is a zebra crossing. You can stand just after it, the cars will slow down because of the crossing and there is space for the cars tu pull down. Don't stand too close from the crossing though since some cars will think you are waiting to cross and will stop for you. It is a little bit nerving as a driver!... Stand there with a sign because there are several different possible directions. Someone advices [[Yverdon]], [[Bern]] or both. If your driver goes only to Yverdon ask to be dropped at the big (and only!) petrol station called ''Bavois'' at ca. 30km before the city. From there it is really to get a direct lift to [[Bern]] or even [[Zurich]]# another possibility is to go further on ''Route du châtelard'' (100m) and stand short before both entries (in both directions) of the highwaymotorway. The disadvantages would be: 1) if you are going direction north, it is difficult for cars to stop since they would be on the left track of the road especially on rush hour and more of that it is a fast traffic road so cars don't have time and space to pull down. 2) you would have to stand BEFORE both entry which go to two different directions. It may be confusing for drivers if you don't have a sign. If you have one, this place is too stressful for drivers so that they have time to read it...# walk 20m from point 2, so that you cross the bridge over the highway motorway and thus take only cars in the good direction. You would stand at the entry of the highwaymotorway, it is limit legal and some consider the spot dangerous...
===North/East towards [[Vevey]]===
see spot 1) of [[#North towards Bern, Neuchâtel]] section. It is the same highway motorway entry but to the other direction. stand with a sign Chexbres which is the next village before which there is a petrol station, or [[Vevey]]. If you go further Vevey the petrol station to be dropped at is the one mentionned mentioned before. It is not good to be dropped at Vevey itself if you want to stay on the highway motorway since the city is at the edge of the see ca. 800m downhill.
===West towards [[Geneva]]===
# You can try the highway motorway entry [[#North towards Bern, Neuchâtel|north of the city]] and stand with a sign ''Geneva''.# Stand at the south/west highway motorway entry. To go there take the tram (TSOL) from the ''Flon'' station. Stop at the ''Bourdonette'' stop. You'll see directly a space where buses are waiting. Cars driving to Geneva pass beside the bus area, you can stand there with a sign because people could basically drive to all directions from there.# you can stand at the entry 1-2 km before spot no 2. It is where the highway motorway begins, there is a traffic-circle, cars drive quite fast and don't have much possibility to pull out. It is also not really safe to stand there. To go there take bus nr 1 or 2 direction 'Maladière' and stop at this station. You'll directly see the traffic-circle.
# There is a petrol station/truck stop at coordinates (46.506299,6.709443). It's great for going north, west or east. It's possible to ask people who are pumping gas for rides - and for some advice, learn about license plates - for example, plates from Geneva begin with a "GE" and Zurich is "ZH."
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