We (VDI) do a lot of research on driving - training - anything that will help us be better at what we do. While conducting the research we notice the word we see most often is “Average”. As an example the “average” driver needs 2.5 seconds to react to a problem. The “average” driver can use only 50 % of the vehicles cornering capability The “average” driver will use x … [Read more...]
Security Driving and Electronic Stability Control
November 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
As of this year all vehicles must have Electronic Stability Control (ESC). ESC is a computer that takes over control of the vehicle when the vehicles path is not what the driver intended it to be. For those of us who have lost control of a car, we know that it's that first twitch of the car that tells us that we are about to have an exciting experience. That twitch is information the car is … [Read more...]
BACKING UP SAFELY
November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Many accidents happen while the car is in reverse. More often than not, these result in fender benders, not dramatic accidents, but nonetheless annoying and expensive. First of all, understand why it is difficult to back up. Cars are designed to go forward. Automobile suspensions possess a quality known as "caster". Caster is the force that helps to straighten out the front wheels after … [Read more...]
DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER
November 20, 2012 by 4 Comments
It’s that time of the year when bad weather can be problematic. Most of the driving public can opt out of driving in bad weather – but CEO’s didn’t get to be CEO’s because they stayed home when it snowed. So there is a part of the driving population that has no choice but to drive in weather that sane people would avoid. Part of that population is Security/Executive Drivers. When the … [Read more...]
The 85% Rule
This is a phrase you see often in books - magazine articles – on power points presentations - “85 % of all attacks against the principal happen in or near a vehicle” - the number may vary, but never lower than 50%. So how much of your time and training is spent planning to protect the executive while in a vehicle? And what skills do you need to accomplish that goal? The question becomes … [Read more...]