Learner driver summoned to court after travelling wrong way up Sheffield Parkway slip road
“This incident could have had a very different outcome”
Police rushed into action to stop a learner driver who was attempting to travel the wrong way down a slip road.
Patrolling officer spotted the learner driver in the Handsworth area.
It is reported that they had been attempting to drive the wrong way up a slip road.
Officers quickly intervened and got the car away from the main road network, before having “a chat” with its occupants.
Police have said that the person supervising the driver had only had their licence for a year.
Current restrictions say that anyone supervising a learner driver must be over the age of 21 and have had their license for three years.
A South Yorkshire Police Operation Support spokesperson said: “The learner driver was reported on summons to court.
“This incident could have had a very different outcome and we all have a part to play in making the roads safer, do your part.”