Ha thanks for that Terry! Exactly we need more of that!
I think everyone is in agreement here that yes the overtaking lane is for overtaking. Not sitting there in your own world.
Alex though I think was saying it was the acts of what the driver did that shouldn't be condoned as in the aggressive behaviour or "road rage".
I think he admitted to knowing what he did wasn't right but rather just at a point of frustration which really is not an excuse and only adds to the problem.
However, I also agree that the RTA does not help in these sorts of things at all.
While it is an offence which holds a fine and 3 demerit points, tailgating is still an issue.
And this becomes an even greater issue when people don't move out of the right/overtaking lane.
I think Terry summed it up the best in the statement of Traffic Flow and that's what we should be aiming for.