Whether because they are unconscious, lack confidence in their ability to make passing manoeuvres (perhaps justifiably), are totally ignorant of the law or merely lazy, huge numbers of drivers remain in the middle lane on motorways when the inside track is vacant. This practice blocks the motorway and causes great consternation. It should be punishable by the immediate confiscation of offenders' vehicles.

There are a two reasons for this phenomenon. Slow witted drivers, operating in a trance-like world of their own, are completely unaware of their actions. Bullies, on the other hand, who might also be slow witted but are at least concentrating on their driving to some degree, sit inches behind the rear bumpers of slower vehicles in the middle or overtaking lanes, sometimes flashing their lights, in an arrogant show of displeasure aimed at forcing the car ahead to give way so they can be first to an imaginary chequered flag.

But whatever the reason for it, 'tailgating' is dangerous in the extreme. It exposes all around to the danger of a massive accident and, in the event of such an occurrence, all those behind to interminable delays while the mess is cleared up. While I sympathise with those exasperated by middle lane nincompoops and have flashed many such imbeciles myself, there is simply no need to get so blasted close. Again, offenders' cars should be impounded and, in repeat instances, destroyed.

The law is simple. In Great Britain we overtake on the right, not the left. Drivers passing other vehicles on the inside risk being broadsided by the same returning to the inside or middle lane after overtaking. Besides, it's damned rude! When the motorway is so busy that all lanes are full and traffic is moving in a seething mass at 50 mph or less the rules can be suspended, but not in other circumstances.

Irresponsible types who chop from lane to lane, overtaking whoever, wherever, however and whenever possible by exploiting the braking gaps left by more sensible drivers, deserve not only to lose their cars and licences with immediate effect, but also to walk home. And some motorcyclists need to pay attention to this too before they are killed.

When the motorway is busy, we need to help each other out a little from time to time. It can sometimes be difficult to get out from behind snail-like heavy goods vehicles and Nissan Micras travelling at 50 mph on the inside lane, so all drivers need to understand how to use indicators to good effect. Unfortunately, many do not.

In normal circumstances, the deployment of a direction indicator by a driver on the inside lane of a motorway should mean: "I want to overtake. I have seen a gap and I am about to move into it." In the event of traffic streaming past in the middle lane, and there being no realistic hope of a safe gap appearing in it in the foreseeable future, the flashing lamp says: "I need to change lanes and would like your kind assistance to do so." This should encourage someone to lift off or move over to the fast lane to create a big enough gap for the driver in the slow lane to execute the manoeuvre.

Lorry drivers, on the other hand, who worship the God 'momentum' and never lift off the accelerator unless there is absolutely no alternative, deploy the turn signal even when cars or motorcycles are alongside. This sends the following message: "Get out of the way small fry or I'll sweep you aside (or at least I might - are you going to take the risk?)."

Car drivers doing the same thing appear to be communicating the same message but are more often really saying: "I have just realised I need to change lanes and have put my indicator on without thinking. I have not planned ahead and require other people to think for me and inconvenience themselves in order to let me out."

On the subject of juggernaughts, we have all been inconvenienced by pairs of pantechnicons taking several minutes to pass each other. Damned infuriating. It's the momentum thing again.

A little re-education is obviously in order here too. Although it's perfectly fair and sensible to go to the head of queue at a motorway hold up caused by lane reduction and merge at the front, people just don't just don't seem to have the wit to see it.

It is really not difficult to understand how to use fog lights correctly on a motorway. Rear fog lamps are designed to make cars more visible in foggy conditions when ordinary tail lights are no longer intense enough to be seen clearly by following traffic.

Fog lamps left on in clear conditions are dazzling to those behind, especially at night. Fog lights deployed in rain are more dazzling still and make it damned near impossible for following drivers to see when cars ahead are braking. It is a dangerous yet alarmingly common practice. Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves made a perfectly succinct public information film about it in the 1970s.