I am not alone in my criticism of the small, but significant, percentage of ACT motorists who make life interesting for the rest of us by weaving in and out of traffic as the spirit moves them.
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One correspondent, Ben M., reckons Canberra drivers are the worst in Australia.
"My gripe is merging," he said yesterday. "Despite the law giving right of way to the merging vehicle they still speed up from behind you and try to stop you coming into their lane.
"If you continue to merge you get the same sort of abuse mentioned in your article."
But, as is the case with many motorists, it is the pedal-powered fraternity that really pushes Ben's buttons.
"My last rant is with people with baby trailers on the back of their pushbikes (who are) riding on the road. I know they have a legal right to do so but the weird thing is we (motorists) have to keep the little ones harnessed up and in the back of the car for a good reason.
"Seriously, what sort of moron would would place a child in this situation. It will turn out badly (one day) and then everyone will be bleating at the government to act."
I reckon Ben has got a good point. These kiddie bike trailers, which offer all of the protection of a double layer of kleenex in the event something goes pear-shaped, should never be allowed on the road with cars, trucks, buses and tall dogs.
Brian L. agreed with all the issues I touched on yesterday but with the rider that when you encountered them on a motorbike, especially in the wet, it was even worse.
Once again, I reckon he is on the money. Forget Bilbo's ring; a motorbike is the best invisibility device money can buy. If you want to disappear hop on your iron horse and ride down Northbourne Avenue. Even if you went the full Monty and did a Lady Godiva the CR-V, RAV 4 and Prado set wouldn't even know you were there.
The most chilling of all the accounts I received on Thursday came from David H.
"At about 9.30am on Wednesday I was following a black four door Great Wall ute north along the Tuggeranong express way," he said.
"Just before the Cotter overpass an unsecured aluminium ladder flew off the back of the ute which was travelling at 100km/h.
"It bounced on the road in front of me, cannoned off the median strip and sailed past my driver's side window at head height.
"If I had not taken evasive action to avoid decapitation I could well have been the next road fatality."
David said the quick reactions of another driver helped save the day.
"My compliments to the driver of the black Lexus behind me, not tailgating, who was able to stop in time without rear ending me and was able to avoid causing a large incident as there were cars all around us at the time."
Thursday's wet weather caused a spate of minor accidents, presumably largely due to people failing to drive to the conditions, including one on Parkes Way that I drove past at about 10am.
Fortunately it appeared as if nobody was injured.
The question of how two cars, both travelling in the same direction in relatively light traffic on a three lane express way, can run into each other remains however.
It is interesting to note there was a speed detection van about a hundred metres down the road.
More generally I am bemused by the number of people who apparently feel paying their registration is optional.
The abandonment of by the ACT and NSW Governments of reminder stickers seems to have led to a significant number of cars being put off the road on an almost daily basis.
Some of these just sit there for days and even weeks until they disappear.
