Indeed, Professor Stephen Glaister, director of motorists' advocacy group the RAC Foundation, suggests much of the hostility on the roads stems from a lack of understanding and suggests levelling out the legislation would reassure drivers that the rules were being applied fairly.
"The Conservative Defeat Project is yet another example of the Republican establishment's hostility towards its conservative base, " Matt Hoskins, executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund group, said in a statement on Sunday.