DRIVERS SHOULD SEE TRAGIC DRINK DRIVE FILM - Thursday, June 21st, 2007
A hard hitting film about the death of a teenage girl in a drink driving tragedy should be broadcast nationwide, urged a Stafford magistrate.
Harold Emery, deputy chairman of Stafford Magistrates, watched the short clip along with colleagues during a seminar to teach them about a successful alcohol rehabilitation programme run for drink drive offenders.
Driver training specialists, the TTC Group, show the short film to 10,000 motorists caught over the limit as part of an 18 hour education programme aimed at changing their views on drink driving.
The film tells the true story of how a 17-year-old girl was killed by a drink driver.
“I believe it should be on the TV as a campaign against drink driving. It is so hard hitting it would get the message over to people that you must not drink and drive,” said Mr Emery.
TTCs Mel Hughes gave an insight to 28 magistrates into the drink drive rehabilitation scheme which the organisation runs across Staffordshire and many parts of the UK. Offenders volunteer to attend the course when they appear before magistrates in exchange for up to a quarter off their driving ban.
Magistrates heard how one in four drink drivers are caught in the morning unaware that they are still over the limit from the night before.
The vast majority of drink drivers who attend the course, say they wished they had the knowledge about alcohol, units, absorption rates, health and effects on driving ability before they broke the law, said Mr Hughes.
The TTC Group is the UKs largest provider of the drink drive rehabilitation course. It also provides training for the corporate sector on alcohol and drug awareness as part of a detailed education programme for fleet drivers. For more information call 0845 270 4380 or visit www.ttc-uk.com
The company is touring UK magistrates courts and by the end of the year will have given an overview of the training course to 2,500 JPs and senior court staff.
