Have you ever even traveled outside of the PNW??   Driver's here are the worst of any of the 10 states I've lived in.  They yield to butterflies for crying out loud.  No one knows when it's their turn at a 4 way stop, and if they're driving a Prius then God be my savior because it's a safe bet that they're going to choose the stupidest option available to them.  Has nothing to do with Californians or Washingtonians or anything of that nature.  Has everything to do with people to stupid to look both ways before they cross the street and people that think just because they have the right to do something means it's right to do.  SPOILER ALERT   (that's not always the case)