Pictured: TTC Group's Managing Director Jenny Wynn shows how
a glass of wine does fill a half pint pot
An audience of road safety experts and businessmen and women
"gasped in disbelief" when they watched an eye opening display on
alcohol and drink drive limits from a Midlands road safety
expert.
Jenny Wynn, Managing Director of specialist driver trainers, the
TTC Group, graphically showed how one glass of wine can put a woman
over the limit at two Scorsa (Scottish Occupational Road Safety
Alliance)conferences in Fife and Hamilton aimed at educating the
business community to manage occupational road risk for employees
who drive as part of their work.
"I asked how many people would go into a pub and ask for half a
pint of wine. No-one put their hand up," said Jenny, whose Hadley
Park, Telford, organisation is the UK's largest provider of courses
for the National Driver Retraining Scheme (NDORS).
"I then proceeded to pour liquid from a half pint glass into a
250 ml wine glass to show that they were virtually the same.
"The audiences audibly gasped and then a hush came over the room
because of their sheer disbelief."
Jenny went on to explain how one glass of wine at 12 per cent or
more volume was much stronger than half a pint of beer at four per
cent.
"That is why one drink can take a woman over the drink drive
limit," said Jenny, whose organisation is the largest provider of
education courses for convicted drink drivers.
The seminars looked at the business benefits in managing
occupational road risk, how organisations can identify best
practice, how to get more information and gave businesses the
opportunity to ask questions from the experts.
The TTC Group also run speed awareness courses and the National
Driver Alertness Course for motorists committing minor traffic
offences.
They have been educating drivers since the early 1990's in a bid
to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on UK roads.
Occupational Health and Safety Development Manager, Robert
Atkinson from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives said
that delegates appreciated the wealth of knowledge made available
to them in occupational road safety.
"It is good for businesses to know who they can contact in their
local area to seek advice and assistance. It is also good for
delegates to understand about driver impairment in terms of alcohol
use and the relevant messages that go with that.
"The presentation was, again, much appreciated by the audience.
It was real learning for many of the delegates. "
The free business seminar was aimed at companies which manage
occupational road risk for their business drivers. A third of all
road crashes involve someone who is driving for work purposes.
For more information on business driver safety contact the TTC
Group on 0845 270 4363 or visit www.ttc-uk.com For
advice on road risk policies contact Healthy Working Lives on
08000192211.