I often start hitchhiking almost at my front door, be it for as long as I will still live in the same place. It is like ten steps to the end of the little village in which I live, and then I start.

Hitchhiking through cities is always really tricky, think I never did it. One time I hitched on the last onramp before the motorway ring around Luxembourg city, with the expectation to end up somewhere in the city from where I would hitch on. Cars speeded by at 90 kmh, and the third one stopped. That was the only ride in a Porsche I had so far and we went through the center of Luxembourg at 100 kmh (speed limit of 50 kmh was in force).

Hitched through Maastricht once.

A lot easier usually is hitchhiking from a motorway exit to the city center. But not always.

Sometimes it can be really easy to hitch through cities, if there are some queues at traffic lights.

In unknown cities and village I usually do not know when public transport is going, so sometimes hitchhiking is just a lot more practical.

@alex; I'm not only a hitchhiker, but also a hitchee (=someone who offers rides). Here is my list of offered rides.

Legend
Gender – 1/0: one male – 0/1: one female – 1/1: one male and one female
Age class – 10: between 10 and 19 yrs old – 20: between 20 and 29 yrs old (estimation)

August 2002
From I Castelmola to I Taormina | Distance 4 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 0/1 | Age class 50 | Nationality I | Destination of hitchhiker Taormina and coming from Castelmola | Technique asking for ride | Remark none

August 2002
From I Villa San Giovanni A3 T to I Salerno A3 | Distance 425 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality CZ | Destination of hitchhiker Salerno and coming from Villa San Giovanni | Technique thumbing at petrol station | Remark I went over the parking area to look for any hitchhiker

May 2005
From B Beverst N2 to B Hasselt N2xR71 | Distance 10 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality B | Destination of hitchhiker Hasselt and coming from Beverst | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark none

July 2005
From CZ Susice 187 exit to CZ Klatovy center | Distance 27 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality CZ | Destination of hitchhiker Klatovy and coming from Susice | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark none
CZ From CZ Kolinec 187 to CZ Klatovy center | Distance 17 km | 2 hitchhiker | Gender 1/1 | Age class 20 | Nationality CZ | Destination of hitchhiker Klatovy and coming from ? | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark none

August 2005
From B Basse Cheratte to B Vise N653 | Distance 7 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality B | Destination of hitchhiker Vise and coming from Basse Cheratte | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark none

September 2005
From NL Maastricht Akersteenweg to NL Maastricht station | Distance 2 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 15 | Nationality NL | Destination of hitchhiker Maastricht and coming from Maastricht | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark Hitchhiker practiced "whatever comes first" method

August 2006
From NL Margraten N278 to NL Gulpen N278 | Distance 6 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality NL | Destination of hitchhiker Gulpen and coming from Margraten | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark I was driving in the other direction and turned around to help hitchhiker

August 2007
From NL Raaieind to NL Grubbenvorst center | Distance 3 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality PL | Destination of hitchhiker Grubbenvorst and coming from Raaieind | Technique none | Remark Spontaneous offer of me to wandering pedestrian

October 2007
From NL Maastricht A2 liftersplaats to NL Nederweert A2 39 | Distance 60 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 0/1 | Age class 20 | Nationality NL | Destination of hitchhiker Rotterdam and coming from Maastricht | Technique thumbing on official hitchhiking spot | Remark

22 March 2008
From B Heusy N657 to B Baraque Michel N68 | Distance 19 km | 1 hitchhiker | Gender 1/0 | Age class 20 | Nationality B | Destination of hitchhiker Baraque Michel and coming from NW-Belgium | Technique thumbing by the road | Remark none