I find that ironic because Massachusetts drivers and New Jersey drives are the worst drivers I've ever seen. On the East Coast, it's almost guaranteed that the car overtaking you doing 30 over the speed limit is going to be from one of those two states.

Don't be silly, no one drives in manhattan, there's too much traffic

Never been to the east coast (that's a goal for sure though), but I totally get that. It's why I like driving the areas surrounding LA. People are more decisive while driving than other states up the coast. The California driver is more likely to be an asshole, yes, but one who knows what's happening around them, makes a decision, and stick to it. My home state drives (ha) me insane with the amount of people who just seem totally checked out, either fiddling around on a cell phone or some other bullshit that shouldn't be done while driving.