Speed Camera News "RE EDUCATION" (More like Brainwash to me) chief busted by the PC police for "joking" on speeding.
Road safety expert in storm over speeding ‘joke’
Deborah Linton
August 30, 2010
The man in charge of re-educating speeding drivers has been slammed for joking on Facebook about breaking the speed limit.
Lee Davies, manager of the Greater Manchester Driver Improvement Scheme, made the quip on the social-networking website where he posted pictures of himself on a quad bike during a trip to the Canary Islands.
When a pal asked if he kept within the speed limits, he replied: ‘Got it to go 63kph in a 40kph zone!’
Mr Davies has now apologised and said his comments had been a joke. But drivers’ groups said his words were ‘foolish and stupid’.
Mr Davies is in charge of speed awareness courses, which are offered to drivers caught flouting road laws as an alternative to penalty points or fines.
He used Facebook to share pictures of himself with two quad bikes during his holiday.
When confronted by the M.E.N, Mr Davies said he had hired only one of the bikes and had never driven on the highway.
He claimed he had not broken any speed limits and said his comments had been ‘foolish and thoughtless’.
He said: "I can confirm that during a holiday in Fuerteventura I hired a dune buggy for private use on sand dunes, within the resort I was staying.
"While using the buggy I wore the correct safety equipment and did not exceed any set speed limit.
"With regards to the post made on my Facebook page, it was a foolish and thoughtless comment and I would like to apologise for any offence it may have caused.
"I have been a road safety officer for eight years and take my job very seriously. I do not condone speeding under any circumstances."
The scheme run by Mr Davies is part of DriveSave, which oversees road safety projects and enforcement – including speed cameras – across Greater Manchester.
The courses he manages were introduced nationally to ‘re-train’
offenders who can opt to attend them instead of going through the courts or getting extra endorsements on their licence.
Hugh Bladon, from the Association of British Drivers, slammed Mr Davies’ comments.
He said: "These comments are extremely foolish and stupid."
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