I live in NW Arkansas, but I am sure(know) that there are worse places. We do have amazing roads to ride here though, its beautiful in the hills.
Guess I should be more precise. There are not a lot of "vehicular" cyclists here. I may be one of the only guys who rides in the lane itself, and even I pull a gutter bunny on many stretches.
There are a few roadys, and sometimes I am in their number as well. Almost all of them I have seen are white line riders. Its simply safer that way. One guy moved here a few years ago from New Mexico, and after a month stopped riding his road bike because he said the drivers were to dangerous.