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Posted in Defensive Driving

Avoiding Buffalo on Top End 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 to…

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Defensive Driving Tips

After 20 years of driving 4WDs on bush tracks and dirt roads in the NT,  I think I have learnt a few things about making the drive safer!  Defensive driving will help you make your road trips safer.  Firstly, the attitude of the driver is paramount, a defensive driver does: Takes time to inspect vehicle…

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Driving on NT Roads

Staying SafeLet’s face it, driving in the NT is exciting! It is the freedom of the open roads and the challenging road conditions. But you are not a racing car driver and it isn’t what your work vehicle was made for. Pot holes, corrugations and wandering buffalo don’t make for good racing conditions.…

Posted in Indigenous Training, Safety, Chainsaw

NT Indigenous Training Tips

Russell’s five tips for effective Indigenous TrainingRussell Mead’s New Zealand wit is legendary. You could be forgiven for mistaking him as an entertainer rather than a serious Trainer who has worked for Train Safe NT for 6 years. Russell has a unique training style that works with Indigenous remote…

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4WD in the Public Service

4WD Training why bother ?Did you come to the NT for your new job?  And find yourself behind the wheel of a 4WD for the first time?  You are not alone! James Gorrie Director of Train Safe NT knows how you feel.  “I arrived in the Territory nearly 20 years ago. I was literally thrown the keys to the 4WD…