'DRUNK' teenagers caused havoc on a quiet Monday morning in Ruthin this week when the bunch of 'intoxicated' year 11 pupils took to the roads.
The Ysgol Brynhyfryd car park was the scene of the incident as four cars were taken over by the 16 year-olds who drove teachers round the bend as they weaved and stalled their way through the grounds.
But this 'drunk' driving was carefully controlled by the British School of Motoring who approached the high school to see if pupils would like to sample how it would feel to be intoxicated behind the wheel before the teens actually start to learn how to drive.
Teacher Eirian Evans said she was very keen to join forces with BSM to bring the beer goggles scheme to the school and incorporate it into the year 11 skills for life programme for all 200 pupils.
"It's the first time its happened in the school and maybe the first time in Wales," said Mrs Evans
"I was very keen to take it up so pupils could learn a lesson they wont forget."
During the one hour session pupils are placed in a BSM driving school car that has duel control and are asked to complete a small lap of the car park.
A professional driving instructor is on board at all times to help guide pupils round the track.
After one normal lap pupils then put the beer goggles on, this headwear creates a very blurry vision modelled on drunkenness, giving triple vision and are even hard to walk in.
The students were all very eager to have a go at the tests which also highlighted the dangers of mobile phones when driving and pupils were asked to text whilst manoeuvring through cones.
Having passed my driving test five years ago I thought I would ace the lap even in the beer goggles and I would have better control than some of the 16 year-olds.
But sadly not, the goggles were very disorientating, I thought it was Saturday night again.
Going straight seemed challenging enough and then I came to a bend which is when the triple vision really starts to kick in and the feeling of seven vodkas too many came to mind.
I then mounted a curb, twice, with the whole playground looking at me.
"I can drive... honestly!" I told the pupils laughing on.
I was very nervous and scared, I had no idea where my wheels were and felt like I was heading straight for the football pitch and the PE lesson.
Driving instructor Keiron Gavin was feeding me directions round the simple track but the goggles made it hard to believe he was sending me in the safe direction.
Then came the parking up and on removing my goggles I was stunned to see I was about two foot away from the curb, an improvement I thought!
But joking aside it is a great new initiative that drivers of all ages could learn from and is probably the best deterrent for youngsters who become too confident behind the wheel.
Hats of to those brave instructors too who get in the car with the 'drunk' teenagers.
Keiron said it was quite scary to begin with though but it's all worthwhile when pupils have said its the best lesson they have ever had.