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Tour Leader for 2014 All Female Simpson Desert Tag-Along Tour
Our 2014 all female Simpson Desert Tag-Along Tour is being lead by Wendy Avery. Wendy is a very experienced four-wheel driver and a fantastic tour guide. Wendy has been driving off-road for many years and has been traveling in the Simpson Desert since 2010. She has negotiated the Simpson Desert, Hay River, Cape York and other tracks in Australia.
Wendy has completed extensive on the job training under business owner David Olsen’s supervision including leading previous tour days in the Simpson Desert and Hay River and has proved to be the best and most resourceful guide he has ever trained. Wendy is the only candidate of many to meet our rigorous criteria and our high expectations. Well done Wendy.
Wendy and travel companion in the Simpson Desert
Wendy repairing tyres in the Simpson Desert
Results of my own Cognitive Assessment
Bear in mind I am 52 years old, ex-rally driver and drove between 40,000 and 60,000 kilometres per year for more than 20 years. I am also a pilot and flying instructor, so I may not be average.
Still assessment clearly shows where I need to improve- something my wife tells me all the time 🙂 I also very recently went from no spectacles to varifocals.
Assessing and Addressing Driver Risk
With increased congestion on the roads, increased pressure to make journeys faster and long distances to cover, driving is a risk that we would all like to minimise.
Cognitive Fitness
Just because we do it every day, doesn’t change the fact that driving is one of the most complex cognitive tasks we undertake.
Even a moment’s lapse in concentration or judgement can be catastrophic and a microseconds difference in response time can save you from injury.
On top of that, an individual’s tendency to take a chance doesn’t only effect them, it effects others on the road around them.
So, wouldn’t it be nice to know how truly fit a person is for this risk before you hand them the keys to your fleet vehicles?
Olsen’s Tours and Training is about to launch our Fleet Driver program to assist corporations and fleet operators to assess and address this risk
Thanks to advances in neuroscience and computer technology, the assessment module of CogniFit Fleet DriverTM will help you to identify which of your current or potential drivers are more at risk of behaviors linked to accidents.
And, with the e-learning module, you can choose to provide development that has been proven to decrease that risk significantly.
CogniFit Fleet DriverTM is an online assessment and e-learning program designed to evaluate driver’s skills, and sharpen the cognitive processes that are vital to safe driving, including:
• Risk taking
• Obeying regulations • Focus
• Response time
• Field of vision
• Divided attention
• Confidence
The result? Improved safety, fewer accidents and cost savings for fleet managers that provide a direct ROI.
As well as our program for fleet drivers. We are also launching programs for New Drivers and Senior Drivers
  
For further information contact Olsen’s Tours and Training, ph 0747893289. www.djolsen.com
Are You Contemplating Traveling the Canning Stock Route?
The Canning is a massive undertaking, and if you are not experienced, the best thing you can do is tag-along with someone who is.
With 35 years experience driving in the bush and more than 30 desert trips, David Olsen and the crew at Olsen’s 4WD tag-Along Tours can help you avoid some of the dramas, and assist you should you be unlucky enough to have some problems.
These gents got to experience first hand some of the challenges these tracks can present, and I thank them for posting this video.
Join us on our 23 Day Gunbarrel Highway and Canning Stock Route Adventure 22 July 2013.
Learn To Tow Safely- Tow-Ed Rockhampton 17 Feb 2013
Don’t forget our Tow-Ed training 17 Feb 2013 May in Rockhampton. Just two places left. http://www.djolsen.com ph 0747893289.
The towing course has been developed to enable you to understand the relationship between your car and your trailer. This is a very practical course and we will progressively build your knowledge so you will be able to confidently venture out with your trailer.
This comprehensive course includes practical instruction and trainee manual covering the following:
• Safety and Towing Regulations;
• Trailer Dimensions;
• Types of Hitches;
• Loads and loading;
• Driving techniques; handling characteristics towing a trailer;
• Braking techniques with trailers;
• Turning and parking trailers;
• Reversing and parking trailers using guides, mirrors and use of low range (if applicable);
• Carry out vehicle and trailer pre & post trip inspections.
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