There is no regional timing and or geograpgic tips for hitching. If 80% of life is just showing up than the other 20% of which must quantify hitchhiking. This confluence of life has much to do with timing but surely relies on you extending your arm out with thumb skyward, appearance and demeanor.
Smile and be patient. Many rides coalesce together to make up a journey; knowing which to take and which to refuse; where to be positioned and how to both appear and act are all part of the journey.
I know what works for me, it works everywhere, every time! My skills have been honed through trial & error, revisions & seemingly more failure. Hitching is like a public undressing of your soul. But once you get comfortable being transparently desperate and defeated yet optimistic and confident; your ride will come. Yes; always! The best think to learn to love is the certainty of uncertainty, patience in the face stagnation & then alternative action when necessary.
I cannot hide my spots, stripes, scars and uniform of who and what I am. The beauty is that for every me there is an equal and opposite yet cosmically connected ride just over the horizon soon to pick me up. There you are bearing all, hungry, lonely, tired and defeated but its as if the universe pairs you up with just the ride that fits. Just smile, be yourself, be positioned where it makes sense and be patient. Dont drift into delusion as to who or what vehicle should pick you up. Just be grateful for the offers, regardless if you take the ride or not.
Sometimes people pull over just to make your day in other ways beyond a ride. Sometimes we walk for days rejected; only to put our thumb up at the first passing car the next morning who drives you direct to your destination. Occasionally we make life long friends with others who gave a short local ride.
By being available to receive miracles, others can then recognize when its their time to help deliver miracles.