Police Driving

06/10/2024

The Diplomatic Security Service protects America's diplomats and VIPs in more than 200 locations. They also have one of the world's best and biggest driving ...

03/26/2024

Good article about ABS

A five tier programme designed to produce the best drivers in the world.

02/27/2024

There's no question that the Vehicle side of the Security Driver Triangle is evolving, which means that the driver's knowledge and skill are also changing

02/15/2024

Security Driving Books
A list of books about the science of driving, including my go-to Handbook - The Bosch Automotive Handbook – All about automotive engineering in a pocketbook.

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02/08/2024

The Security Driving and Secure Transportation professions are evolving. There is a substantial paradigm shift in how security driver reacts to their vehicle and the environment they drive through.

01/08/2024

Exceeding a vehicle's payload can negatively impact its performance, longevity, and safety, affecting its ability to go, stop, and turn.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-payload-matters-impact-overloading-ilmse

12/06/2023

A skilled security driver knows that driving in winter conditions significantly decreases the vehicle’s capability. The security driver understands various v...

12/02/2023

With standard time upon us (the yearly ritual of putting our clocks back one hour), security drivers will spend more time driving in low light conditions. So, ISDA thought it would be a good time to point out the unique hazards that night driving presents to drivers and discuss practical ways to dea

11/22/2023

When temperatures drop, tire pressure can decrease and trigger the TPMS warning light.For every 10-degree drop in Fahrenheit temperature, tire air pressure d...

10/05/2023

To find out about the tires on your vehicle, look no further than the tire’s sidewall.As a driver, the quality of control you maintain over your vehicle is o...

09/29/2023

Top Ten Best Luxury SUVs – Security Driver Journal News
As we’ve repeatedly emphasized, just as a security driver cannot afford to be average, the same holds for the vehicle they operate. What makes an executive vehicle “not average?”

Car and Driver’s ranking of the Best Full-Size Luxury SUVs considered approximately 200 data points spanning various vehicle attributes.

07/24/2023

All vehicles have inherent characteristics that, if not understood and monitored, can decrease a vehicle’s performance and create a dangerous scenario for th...

07/09/2023

When I am asked if there are any books that explain the basics of the science of driving, I recommend these six books.

06/30/2023

The Security Driver needs to know how these vehicle characteristics affect the principal and passengers' safety and security.

06/27/2023

With the hot summer weather upon us it is an excellent time to discuss the effect of extreme heat on tires and vehicle control.

06/14/2023

Many protective driver training programs teach an exercise called Lines and Apexes. The exercise aims to train the student to maximize their speed through a corner; from a vehicle dynamics viewpoint, that is a different skill set than operating a vehicle in a sudden emergency.

06/10/2023

The following is a list of recent podcast episodes focused on Training and Vehicle Dynamics. Each link will take you to the accompanying blog

05/03/2023

As SUVs and large vans continue to grow in popularity in secure transportation, it's important to understand the safety features that can effect their handling capabilities. One such feature is Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

04/25/2023

Three Seconds to Safety
Tony Scotti's booklet, Three Seconds to Safety, provides crucial information on avoiding carjacking, including the necessary ingredients for a carjacking and steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk. It was written in the late 1980s for a company producing shatterproof glass and quickly became a hit with corporations, serving as a guide for vehicle safety. Despite its age, the information contained within the booklet is still relevant today. The title refers to the three seconds it takes to put enough distance between oneself and a potential carjacking threat.

Three Seconds to Safety is a booklet that covers carjacking. Like the author, Tony Scotti, the booklet is old; it was written in the late...

04/21/2023

The "Tire Extinguishers" have arrived in the U.S., and if you drive an SUV, they will deflate one of your tires.

04/05/2023

Is there anything better…

…than having the opportunity to work closely with highly experienced, forward thinking professionals who are committed to providing their students with the tactics, techniques, and tools needed to achieve exceptional performance?

As far as the VDI team is concerned, there is absolutely nothing better!

Which helps explain why the team found as much value in sharing knowledge, experience, and insights into training design, development, and delivery, with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Department Defensive Tactics Instructors, as those trainers indicated that they had during the after action review of the three day Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics for Defenders instructor certification course they participated in this past weekend.

Making the experience even more impactful - and enjoyable - for VDI’s VCDT Training Team as well as the EBRSO instructors, was having the opportunity to work directly with, and learn from, Sifu Alan Baker, the creator of the Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics program, who is widely recognized as a true innovator and disrupter when it come to designing and developing defensive tactics training programs.

Combining The Training Laboratory’s Live Lab methodology with the curiosity, passion, and open mindedness of the folks from EBRSO led to a number of breakthroughs in adopting new techniques, gaining different perspectives, refining existing techniques to better address evolving and emerging threats, and developing practical approaches for meeting the challenges which officers they train and work with face each and every day.

To learn more about Alan Baker’s Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics presented by VDI, visit: www.VehicleDynamics.com

For more information on Baker Defensive Tactics’ unique training program design and development capabilities, go to:
https://bakertacticaldesign.com

Training for Serious Professionals Committed to Exceptional Performance

03/20/2023

ICYMI - THE DRIVER’S EQUATION = DRIVER SURVIVABILITY
G's are a unit of measurement used to assess a driver's ability to navigate through various scenarios. It is an essential part of driver training, as even a tenth of a G can make a significant difference in emergency situations. The driver has control over this number, which can ultimately determine survivability in such events.
To understand how G's measure the force exerted on the center of gravity (CG) of a vehicle, we need to use an equation called the "Driver's Equation." Although the term "equation" may seem daunting to some, math is not about numbers, equations, or algorithms. Math is about understanding how things work.

In summary, G's are a standard unit of measurement used to assess vehicle/driver performance. The driver's ability to control this force is crucial in emergency situations, and it can be determined through the use of the "Driver's Equation."

G's are a unit of measurement used to assess a driver's ability to navigate through various scenarios. It is an essential part of driver training as even a t...

02/22/2023

Issue no. 5, published the week of February 7, 2023.

01/03/2023

Threshold braking is one of those concepts that has been misunderstood for decades in the police and protective driving community.

11/15/2022

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11/09/2022

All vehicles have inherent characteristics that, if not understood and monitored, can decrease a vehicle’s performance and create a dangerous scenario for th...