Mr David Crammond wrote that more fines are needed 'for everything from not using indicators to overtaking on solid lines, illegal parking and tailgating' to ensure safe and pleasurable driving.

I agree, although in my experience on our roads, including expressways, tailgating is not widespread. However, roadhogging is widespread and a major problem on our roads.

This road-unfriendly practice includes taking one's time to change lanes or move over to a filter lane, so the offending car straddles two lanes for too long, forcing cars behind to brake, thus impeding the smooth flow of traffic.

The common irresponsible behaviour of roadhogs, who can be young or old, is to drive at their own comfortable (that is, slow) pace, usually well below the average speed of other road users, even when in the 'fast' lane. Their antisocial driving habit forces other motorists to overtake on both sides.

Even when the horn is gently tooted to ask them to give way, they ignore it and continue to roadhog. They may even slow down further to show defiance and provoke the 'tooter'.

Seventeen years ago, before I left Singapore to work overseas, I challenged a friend: 'Take me anywhere in Singapore at any time of the day or night where there is traffic and I will point out instances of bad driving.' The situation today is probably worse, despite our stringent driving tests which should produce exemplary drivers.

Would the Traffic Police care to comment on the prevalence of roadhogging on our roads and what remedial action they plan to take?

My suggestion is that motorists and motorcyclists caught roadhogging be given demerit points and sent on a refresher driving course after these demerit points exceed a certain level.

Chang Pow Kong