Hell yeah, well said. In Seattle the law seems to be "Stay left except to pass." Its crazy to see all the cars clustered over to the left all doing the same speed. Often times the far right lane is the one totally open and is the one to use to pass people. And I've talked with people here who think they are fully entitled to sit in the left lane. They say, "I'm doing the speed limit, there is no need for you to pass." Nice.
Having driven the highways in Germany, France, and Italy I was amazed at how well the traffic moved. Everyone stayed to the right. They only used the left lane to pass a slower vehicle. It was impressive to see just how well the traffic moved; fast and efficient.
