- Liftershalte
A "liftershalte" (in the
Dutch language ) is a spot ("halte" means stop, like in "bushalte"), marked by an official sign, where ahitchhiker ("lifter") can easily be picked up by car drivers. In theNetherlands these spots can be found at the following places (in 2005):*
Amsterdam : at the Prins Bernhardplein before NS Station Amsterdam Amstel (pass the bus stop), road that leads to the ramp of the S112 of the A10. (direction A1 and A2).
*Enschede : on the Westerval, at the Parkweg (direction A1).
*Den Haag : next to the Malieveld, at the beginning of the A12 (direction Utrecht).
* Groningen: at the Emmaviaduct, the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of the Centraal Station (richtingAssen ).
*Maastricht : at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (directionEindhoven ) and the A79 (directionHeerlen ). With the future upgrade of the N2 to A2 this "liftershalte" will probably be receded.
*Nijmegen : at the Graafseweg (Venlo and's-Hertogenbosch ), at the "verkeersplein" near the Waalbrug {directionArnhem } and at the Annastraat, close to the university. The first "liftershalte" is often used as a parking spot.
* Utrecht ramp of the Waterlinieweg near De Galgewaard stadium (northwards A27 and A28 and in southwards A12, A2 and A27).External links
* [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm Hitchhiking in the Netherlands]
* [http://www.hitchwiki.org/Netherlands Hitchwiki about the Netherlands]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/ Liftershalte.info] Google-maps application with hitchhiking points all over the world
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