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* Almost always a safe place.
* Often marked on maps, and sometimes mentioned on sign posts well in advance, so more forward planning is possible.
* People who stop there are likely to might go very far.
** Higher chance of meeting truck drivers, known for traveling the farthest distances.
* You can and should ask for a ride from drivers.
* Thumbing is easy, as the cars drive slowly.
* Possibly warm.
* Sometimes a convenient (but often expensive) source of (usually bad) [[food]], drinks, [[maps]] and toilets.
=== Cons ===
* People who stop there might be local and not go very far.
* You miss the cars passing the station.
* Often difficult to access from city centers at the beginning of your journey, so can be bad starting points.
