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The term '''lay-by''' is used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] to describe a roadside parking or rest area for drivers (equivalent terms in the [[United States of America|United States]] are "'''turnout'''" or "'''pullout'''"). Lay-bys can be used for [[hitchhiking]] purposes, although due to a very few cars actually driving in there, do not expect very fast hitchhiking.
Lay-bys can vary in size from a simple parking bay alongside the carriageway sufficient for one or two cars only, to substantial areas that are separated from the carriageway by verges and can accommodate dozens of vehicles.