I am not going negative here. We need laws because people can be, and often are, really poor drivers. That said, I have found the drivers in Oregon, particular those driving I84 in and near Portland to be particularly decent and polite. Trying to negotiate 84 as you near I205 heading into Vancouver in and around rush hour is quite a chore expecially when I am towing my trailer. I am always allowed to merge and drivers there have always been polite to me.
Back to the rant. Washington and particularly Spokane are quick to make laws and then ignore the enforcement of them. Left lane drivers, people using cell phones, bicycle helmet laws and speeding. I like them but nobody follows them. What is the point?