Modelling a drug-drive suit is a pretty unique experience.
It's not going to do you many favours in the style department but if you're looking for an outfit that leaves you unable to see or hear or walk then you've found your new look.
Since the thinking behind the training sessions on offer from Ford seems to be to make driving as difficult as possible, that's all to the good.
After I'd put on the cumbersome clobber, I knew the skills picked up in the nine years of driving since I received my licence would be put to the test.
Releasing the handbrake and easing off the clutch, I nervously creeped up to about 5mph trying to avoid cones mapped out in a small circuit at the centre.
When my instructor Kiran asked how I was getting on I said it was like knowing for certain you’re about to crash.
It was a case of when, rather than if, I was going to hit something as I edged my way around the track impeded by blurry visions ahead of me.
The heavy equipment placed around my body meant I was unable to check my position leading my steering to become pure guesswork.
For my second lap I was asked to brave a higher speed.
As I tackled the circuit I had no idea of the path my wheels were taking and sure enough a few bollards were knocked over along the way.
Afterwards Kiran asked: “What if that had been a small child?”
A few minutes in the drug-driving suit offered a glimpse of the life-long consequences driving under the influence of drugs could have.
