Sometime in the early 80s in Seattle, my mom was driving me south on I-5 (just before the Mercer exit, for those that know) - everybody was doing 45 mph, as the speed limit was 55, and with plenty of room between each car. That's how we did things in Seattle.
Just then, a red sports car with California license plates pulled into the exit lane probably doing 55 mph, zoomed ahead of all the traffic that was going 45 mph, and at the last second merged back with traffic and proceeded to continue to weave its way forward through the traffic until it was out of sight.
I liked to read the paper, including the letters to the editor section. I kid you not, there was not one, but TWO letters to the editor complaining about that red car and more generally how Californians were ruining our way of life.
These days, the speed limit is 60 in city, and everybody drives 70 with about enough room between cars for baby Jesus to fit.