Are there countries other than the Netherlands that support hitchhiking?
According to the Internet, the Netherlands support hitchhiking by placing signs (see picture) in spots that are a good location for hitchhikers. Are there any other countries that have such great support for hitchhikers?
I'm not asking if it is easy in other countries to hitchhike, but I want to know if other governments make some similar effort (like installing signs, legalize hitchhiking or provide official information about hitchhiking) to support hitchhikers.
Best Answer
In France, there are no such road signs, but there are ways to organize hitchhiking.
Many web sites such as carpooling.fr or covoiturage.fr let you express your travel need or find a driver willing to take passengers.
The most obvious support from government is to not forbid hitchhiking.
Another form of support is through the promotion of car pooling by governmental organizations as a way of commuting (ref. ADEME(fr)(en by Google)- Agency for environment and energy control). But this is not exactly hitchhiking.
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Answer 2
I have done hitchhking in Belgium (Ardennes) without much problems.
There are no official signs. Btw, I also didn't see them in the Netherlands (and I live there).
For the netherlands: I see regularly people hitchhiking, good places to stop are gas stations (especially along high ways, but you have to get there by car first). From there you can go almost anywhere. Make a sign helps and there are a lot of such stations and the road network is like a spider.
Answer 3
In Israel hitchhiking (Tremping) is pretty common, though I would not recommend it for tourists. There are specific spots to stand and get a Tremp around most cities. In Jerusalem they are in Gilo for heading to Gush Etzion and up near Pisgat Zev for heading north.
Answer 4
I've hitchhiked in 7 countries on 3 continents. In my experience, far and beyond the best place to hitch was New Zealand. I spent a year hitchhiking in NZ-- not only was there no stigma against it, but I was encouraged by many Kiwis. It was so accepted that in many cases I had to "wait in line" at the edge of town for other hitchhikers to get picked up before I could stick my thumb out. More than once, someone saw me hopping out of a car with my backpack, saying my goodbyes to the driver, and they'd come up and ask "Are you hitchhiking? I'm heading to [city/park/attraction], want a ride?" Heck, even if I stood by the side of the road without my thumb out, people pulled over to ask if I wanted a ride. A++ would hitchhike again!
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