Sharon Seel, Northcliffe Media Reporter, Oakhampeople, Oadbypeople, Reporter, Sent to Driver Rehab for Speeding
Sharon a good friend of those connected to local governance here in Oakham and Rutland, makes the most of her recent run in with law. None of us are perfect, accept them?
Sharon is also a Governor at English Martyrs, Primary School here in Oakham
I think she should have taken a few councillors along with her, I have never forgotten the parish forum meeting when Cllr Maureen Dodds admitted, "it was not just young people who speed" she admitted she was often guilty of putting her foot down on the way back home through Langham.
Speeding is a serious issue, its a killer, Sharon shows little remorse, by reporting her preference to attend driver rehab instead of receiving three points on her licence.
I think this should not be a option and those guilty of reckless driving which speeding is, should receive both
penalties. Driver rehab seems to be the soft option.
And her description of her condition before taking to the wheel is nothing to boast about. Tired drivers have for a long time been part of the governments road safety campaigns. I think she was rather fortunate she was only got stopped for speeding it could have been much worse, she could have crashed into heard of bullocks....
Sahron reports she attended: a
National Speed Awareness Course
in Leicester, so it was strangely ironic when, having left my home this
morning, I came across a crumpled up car on the junction of Alsthorpe
Road and Burley Park Way in Oakham. I have no idea what happened.
Going
to driver rehab seemed a better option than three points on my license
after I was caught speeding on my way back from a public meeting in
Oadby to discuss the sale of the town's car parks. I had arrived late, having been delayed when the police had to rescue me from a herd of bullocks and
had not had time to change my clothes or eat. I felt tired and queasy
and had driven too fast in an effort to get back home quickly.
Eleven men and six females joined me on the course. The average age was 44.
Our course tutors, John and David gave us a test on the Highway Code, which not one person got 100% right and some hard facts:-
- 95% of accidents and fatalities are caused by human error
- Motorcyclists account for less than 2% of the traffic on our roads, but 20% of accidents and fatalities
- Leicestershire & Rutland received £2.2m in revenue from speed cameras in 2011
- In 2011 there were 55 fatalities on Leicestershire & Rutland roads
- Each fatality costs an average of £1.8m
- In 1996 8,000 people were killed on roads in the UK
- In 1999 there were 42,542 serious injuries and 3,423 fatalities on the UK's road
- In 2011 there were 3,423 serious injuries and 1,901 fatalities on the UK's roads
The
two main contributing factors for the massive improvement in these
numbers was the introduction of the breathalyser and compulsory wearing
of seatbelts.
