I’ve hitchhiked only once in the States, but got picked up in less than 5 minutes, in a heavy snowstorm when I really needed a lift.
I started hitchhiking when I was 12 years-old until I got a driver’s license then did it again for a year when I was in college and didn’t have a car.
Nothing memorable happened except the first time I ever did it the ride was from a Domino’s Pizza delivery guy smoking a joint.
The luckiest ride was a grocery store semi truck that picked me up within 5 minutes of sticking my thumb out and dropped me off at my exact destination.