Liftershalte

A "liftershalte" (in the Dutch language) is a spot ("halte" means stop, like in "bushalte"), marked by an official sign, where a hitchhiker ("lifter") can easily be picked up by car drivers. In the Netherlands 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 (richting Assen).
* Maastricht: at the beginning of the A2 near the soccer stadium De Geusselt (Viaductweg x N2/A2) (direction Eindhoven) and the A79 (direction Heerlen). 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 {direction Arnhem} 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