Motoring Discussion > Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... Miscellaneous
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 12:23 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - henry k
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-25808048

Drivers who would have been prosecuted over the Sheppey crossing crash that injured more than 200 people are being offered a course instead, police said.

Kent Police said 32 drivers had been offered driver alertness sessions after the 130-vehicle pile-up in September

Alertness course? An interesting approach.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 12:29 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Runfer D'Hills
Be alert !

Your country needs lerts !
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 13:06 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - TheManWithNoName
No, be Aloof.
There is safety in numbers.

Re: the OP, alertness courses may go someway to improve driver skills (for a while anyway) whereas a fine just drains your wallet and doesn't educate.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 14:00 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - BiggerBadderDave
I'm a Tractive. Zero said so.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 19:37 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Zero
>> I'm a Tractive. Zero said so.

It was the drink talking. The bag helped a lot too.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 13:05 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Mapmaker
Course!!!?

Prime candidates for a week in jail. No need for top security. A travelodge would be perfect and they would have to pay for their rooms.

THEN they could have their course.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 13:45 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Boxsterboy
It is obviously far easier to send 32 people on an 'Alertness' course than it is to try and get evidence and prosecute them.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 13:56 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Manatee
>> It is obviously far easier to send 32 people on an 'Alertness' course than it
>> is to try and get evidence and prosecute them.


Which is why it's a good idea.

As long as the same 32 people are travelling together in line astern next time it's a bit foggy, they won't hit each other.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 19:03 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Bill Payer
>> It is obviously far easier to send 32 people on an 'Alertness' course than it
>> is to try and get evidence and prosecute them.
>>

Plus the courses keep a load of hangers-on in work.
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New Mon 20 Jan 14 19:20 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - No FM2R
>>Prime candidates for a week in jail.

Only if the fear of punishment for being wrong/reckless was on their decision path.

Otherwise simply an expensive and wasteful stable door.
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New Tue 21 Jan 14 08:41 
 Sheppey crash. Alertness course or...... - Mapmaker
>> Otherwise simply an expensive and wasteful stable door.

Not expensive. Travelodge, and you have to pay for it yourself.
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