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Monday, February 13, 2012
The UK’s youngest ever female instructor
Driving lessons can be hard when you’ve got exams to worry about, but one 21-year-old woman driver from Chichester in West Sussex has achieved something very impressive recently.
Not only did she start her lessons at the earliest opportunity, but she’s also sat three difficult exams to become the youngest ever female instructor in the UK!
Impressive huh?
The new instructor states, “I really enjoyed driving as soon as I started learning.
“I really liked the freedom to choose your hours and you can take time off when you need it. It’s quite good money as well and I like seeing the achievement of someone from starting right the way through to the end when they can drive off, confidently. Seeing people go from start to finish makes me quite proud.”
She is currently teaching 14 students, but she doesn’t plan on stopping improving her own driving skills. Apparently she’s thinking about undertaking an advanced driving course.
Well, we applaud her. Some of us at the CoverGirl office were still taking lessons at 21! We can’t imagine having taught anyone ourselves at that age. Congratulations!
Not only did she start her lessons at the earliest opportunity, but she’s also sat three difficult exams to become the youngest ever female instructor in the UK!
Impressive huh?
The new instructor states, “I really enjoyed driving as soon as I started learning.
“I really liked the freedom to choose your hours and you can take time off when you need it. It’s quite good money as well and I like seeing the achievement of someone from starting right the way through to the end when they can drive off, confidently. Seeing people go from start to finish makes me quite proud.”
She is currently teaching 14 students, but she doesn’t plan on stopping improving her own driving skills. Apparently she’s thinking about undertaking an advanced driving course.
Well, we applaud her. Some of us at the CoverGirl office were still taking lessons at 21! We can’t imagine having taught anyone ourselves at that age. Congratulations!
Photo © timtak via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: advanced driving course, Chichester, driving lessons, exam, instructor, West Sussex, woman driver
Monday, December 19, 2011
Fake flock of sheep fool motorists into thinking they’re real
Whenever I’m driving and I see a dog which is not on a lead, or a child skipping along the pavement, I’m always concerned that they might suddenly run into the road in front of my car.
However, some model sheep on a West Sussex roundabout seem have been raising the same concerns in other drivers. The fake flock apparently look so realistic that many motorists have slammed on their brakes in the fear that they have escaped from a field.
West Sussex County Council has already painted the sheep pale green in the hope that motorists will realise that they are fake, however, this has apparently not helped, and the next step has been to imprison the sheep with temporary road works barriers.
While the council work out a more permanent solution to the problem, drivers can feel reassured that the sheep will not be able to escape from their bright yellow compounds.
Hmm... Maybe they should consider painting them hot pink next time, or at least accessorise them with some bling so that they are obviously not real!
However, some model sheep on a West Sussex roundabout seem have been raising the same concerns in other drivers. The fake flock apparently look so realistic that many motorists have slammed on their brakes in the fear that they have escaped from a field.West Sussex County Council has already painted the sheep pale green in the hope that motorists will realise that they are fake, however, this has apparently not helped, and the next step has been to imprison the sheep with temporary road works barriers.
While the council work out a more permanent solution to the problem, drivers can feel reassured that the sheep will not be able to escape from their bright yellow compounds.
Hmm... Maybe they should consider painting them hot pink next time, or at least accessorise them with some bling so that they are obviously not real!
Photo © Martyn Hutchby via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: brakes, drivers, driving, motorists, road works, roundabout, West Sussex