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Posted in Defensive Driving

My 4x4 driving experience

My name is Lucy and I completed a 4x4 course with you 21 - 22 March and I just wanted to let you know that I found your course extremely helpful!During the Easter weekend I was driving from Darwin to Katherine via Jabiru and I used your practical skills to get out of some sticky situations! As embarrassing…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Driving a 4x4 in the NT

My name is Lucy and I completed a 4x4 course with Train Safe NT 21 - 22 March and I just wanted to let you know that I found your course extremely helpful!During the Easter weekend I was driving from Darwin to Katherine via Jabiru and I used your practical skills to get out of some sticky situations!…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Snatch straps can be dangerous

Sadly a woman was killed using a snatch strap to recover a bogged vehicle, the snatch strap was attached to the tow ball and it sheared off and flew back through the windscreen, crushing her throat.  This fatal accident occurred in Western Australia in 2011.  The risks associated with snatch straps are…

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Buffalo on Darwin roads

The best aspects of a defensive driver course was the emergency breaking. Driving a four wheel drive vehicle along a dirt road can be pretty dangerous especially when there are buffalos, pigs, donkeys and horses roaming the bush. So learning how to break is very important even more so in a 4WD due…

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Non-accredited 4X4 training, any hazards ?

Have you considered doing a 4WD course that is not accredited or even recognised?  If a worker or employee had a accident and the training they have received did not meet the requirements of the National Vocational and Training Regulator Act 2011, Can you explain your actions?  Nationally recognised…