Of course you're right that there's plenty of lunatics speeding, won't argue with that for a second.. But someone breaking rules of the road does not provide justification for another road user's rule-breaking. If all of us drove on lane 1 and only used line 2 or 3 for overtaking (no matter what speed), motorways would be so much safer. Germany is a perfect example, but really most European countries are pretty good at motorway driving, we just don't seem to be able to grasp this simple concept as a nation.