In Charlotte, we have a lot of people that have moved here for NJ and NY. I have seen both of these activities when driving, and it's typically people from NJ or NY.
That sounds like some Florida driving to me.... along with what I call the Florida green...it's running a fresh red light so it still counts as green...in Florida. Also getting to your exit ramp from the left lane with out looking.
It's weird I just saw this for the first time today and wondered what in the fuck was wrong with that person and thought how insanely dangerous it is. I hope it doesn't become a thing on this coast too.
I wish I could tell you. It’s absolutely obnoxious but thankfully it doesn’t fly too much out of NJ in my experience. In NY drivers like to gun the red before it turns green (at least in northern NY they do) so it would be stupid to try this shit here unless you’re really confident you can pull it off.