The sex act may be performed in the customer's car, in a nearby secluded street location, or at the prostitute's residence or in a rented motel room.
[4] Some jurisdictions also outlaw kerb crawling, slowly driving around with the intent to procure the services of a prostitute.
[5] The other Australian states and territories prohibit street solicitation,[6] although some of these jurisdictions allow licensed brothels.
In four towns in the Netherlands, a special zone (tippelzone) is designated for legal street prostitution.
[10] The zone is often in a business park to avoid inconvenience for residents and can include a sex drive-in (afwerkplek).
[10] Street prostitutes are extremely vulnerable to physical and sexual assaults, as well as to muggings by clients and pimps.