Also the terrain in Western Washington isn't conducive to hauling ass like long, flat stretches across grasslands/deserts.

As someone whose driven in Mississippi (my home state), NY, TX, WA, GA, FL, AL, LA, CA, IL, MO, AR, VA, WVA, VA, NC, SC, KY as well as NYC and LA, I'd say the best drivers I've dealt with were literally Washington and Texas.

I drove from Seattle to the Gorge Ampitheater and everytime I was behind someone in the left lane, they got over. But Texas drivers that know what they're doing are the only drivers I know that could survive on the Autobahn in Germany.

I'd say roughly 60 percent of the drivers I deal with in my travels know the left lane is the passing lane. But the idea than 40 percent are like "yeah I don't know why everyone is passing me on the right," is fucking infuriating.