'''Arnhem''' is a city in the East of the [[Netherlands]]. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland. Hitchhiking out of this city is fairly average. Use caution when choosing a hitchhiking spot in Arnhem. In 2006 a petrol station at the IJsseloordweg, located short before the junction of A12 and A348, was closed down for 6 months, to be reconstructed and reopened late 2006.
[[Image:langewaterarnhem.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Arnhem - [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784 a hitch too far?]]]
Especially watch out for the IJsseloordweg. There is a petrol station marked as a hitchhiking spot on [http://www.liftershalte.info Liftershalte], [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm Hitchhiking in the Netherlands], [http://www.autostopguide.com Autostop Guide to Europe] (plus maybe other sources) that no longer exists (as of May 2007). This is on the N325 (IJsseloordweg) leading out of Arnhem onto the A12-A348 motorway junction. Google Maps still shows a satellite image of a petrol station, but as of summer 2006 the petrol station had been removed and only a Texaco sign on a bare concrete concourse remained. [[User:Tmoon|Tom]]<sup>[[User talk:tmoon|Talk]]</sup> was taken from [[Utrecht]] to this position, as according to the driver it was "a petrol station which drivers know about". Sadly, there is almost no hard shoulder for cars to stop for a hitchhiker, and Arnhem city centre is about 60-80 minutes' walk away. There are some hitchhiking opportunities whilst on the walk back to the city centre, but they are few and far between.
Additionally, the hitchhiker noticed a high proportion of old drivers, over 60 years of age, probably due to the city's war history. There was also a high proportion of gangs of youths showing off their modified saloon cars. Certainly no-one was interested in giving a lift, and definitely not over the German border. Any attempts were met with sour looks from the pensioners, and middle fingers from the youths.