Are middle-lane hoggers a hazard on the roads?

PERHAPS self-confessed middle-lane hogger Sharon Granville (Letters) should consider her driving skills. Nervous drivers, slow lorries and joining traffic can be avoided if you look far enough ahead and make adjustments. My driving instructor told me to treat every other driver as an idiot and be prepared for the unexpected. Timidity on busy roads can be as much of a danger as being a boy racer.

NICK KoKoLSKI, Colchester, Essex. WHEN I join a motorway, I move out into the centre lane, build my speed up to 70mph and stay there unless I come across a slower driver and have to overtake. Who am I upsetting or causing danger to? Anyone who overtakes me is speeding and committing an offence.

JoHN HILL, E. Yorks.

I AGREE the inside lane of a motorway is the most dangerous. One of the most perilous manoeuvres is pulling out to overtake and you are constantly having to do this if you’re in the slow lane.

JACK SHARPE, Stroud, Glos. IT IS perfectly justifiable to sit in the middle lane rather than constantly weaving from lane to lane. People should lay off their horns and flasher switches and exercise a little common sense.

D. WILLIAMS, Turvey, Beds.

THE inside lane has little tailgating, carries the least amount of traffic and the driver has a clearer view of the road ahead. I travel at 60mph, which I don’t consider crawling. Driving at least two seconds from the vehicle in front is the safest option on today’s crowded motorways.

JoHN WooDHouSE, Newtown, Powys. IF THE nearside lane is full of lorries, joining traffic and slow drivers, then stay out. As a performance driving coach, I tell students they can spend their entire journey in the middle lane as long as they anticipate and plan when to overtake.

ANDY RIGSBY, Ryde, Isle of Wight.