This article is about 35 years old – nothing has changed The driver’s ability to avoid vehicle violence does not depend solely on their ability to control the vehicle. A driver is at the mercy of the environment and of the vehicle they are driving. Driving, any form of driving, is a balance, and that [...]
Read More Armored Cars, driver training, driving skills, EP Driving, executive protection, Tony Scotti Assoc, Vehicle Dynamics InstituteI was watching a TV ad about a 4WD SUV, the announcer was talking about driving on “Black Ice”, and he mentioned that if you press the correct buttons or switches on his vehicle, you solve the problem. PURE BS – “Black Ice is a phrase used to define a road covered with ice – [...]
Read More 4WD, advanced driver training, AWD, chauffeur, driver training, performance driving, Vehicle Dynamics, Winter DrivingSecurity Driving is a decision making process that requires the driver to manage time and distance, and anything that slows that process down can and often does become an emergency. Whether driving the boss to work, in a low risk environment or driving an armored vehicle in a high risk environment, understanding the basic principles [...]
Read More advanced driver training, driving skills, executive protection, performance driving, protective driving, security drivingLt. Governor Tim Murray’s state-owned Crown Victoria sitting in the Holden State Police Barracks. AP Photo Recently Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray was driving on an icy road at 65 MPH, when his car skidded into a rock ledge and flipped, at least that was what the Lt. Governor’s recollection of the accident. But he [...]
Read More Event Data Recorder, executive protection, security drivingThe Fourth Annual Protective Security Conference – Wednesday – Friday ~ May 16-18, 2012 at the Tremont Plaza Hotel ~ Baltimore, Maryland Now in its fourth year, the Protective is an intensive three day event comprised of in-depth seminars, panels, roundtables conducted by leading authorities and carefully selected to expand the scope and depth of [...]
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