Tottenham Hotspur midfielder David Bentley has been handed a one year ban and a £600 fine for drink driving.
Bentley who recently scored in the Carling cup midweek was arrested whilst driving home in the early hours of the morning after smashing his Porsche Turbo
Looks like Bentley may be on his bike out of spurs and also on his bike to training!
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS from Somerset have been swotting up on road safety as part of an innovative scheme run by Somerset County Council and Somerset Road Safety Partnership.
A variety of workshops have been set up to help driving instructors get up to date with the latest road safety topics including accident investigation, road safety, business skills, educational methods, and with the current Government crackdown, awareness of drug and alcohol abuse.
It is hoped that the instructors will now pass on the information to their students, particularly young drivers who account for a third of all casualties on Somerset’s roads.
The workshops finished with an awards ceremony at Somerset College on Friday 24 July 2009 and a talk by Dr Cris Burgess, of the School of Psychology from the University of Exeter.
Trevor Wedge, Great Britain’s Chief Driving Examiner, from the Driving Standards Agency, said: ”DSA is very supportive of this scheme and appreciates the work of everyone involved in developing it, and the efforts taken by the driver trainers in completing it.”
Cllr Anthony Trollope-Bellew, Somerset County Council’s Cabinet Member - Environment, said: “Somerset County Council continues to look for innovative ways to reduce casualties on Somerset’s roads. I would like to thank all the driving instructors who have taken part in this trial scheme and hope that these important safety messages will be passed on to Somerset’s next generation of drivers.”
Janet Francis, the South West Regional Manager of GoSkills said: “I am delighted that Somerset County Council is supporting Approved Driving Instructors to gain access to continuing professional development. In particular, that these forward thinking Driving Instructors‘ views will form part of a national consultation to drive forward continuing professional development to all Approved Driving Instructors“.
The courses, being held in Taunton, Bridgwater and Yeovil, have been running over three weeks and are among the first of their type in the country.
It has not yet been announced if the scheme will be rolled out across the country but other areas may follow suit.
The courses were also supported by the Driving Standards Agency and GoSkills, the Sector Skills Council for passenger transport.