Got this from Glen Edmunds, Glen conducts training throughout the world, and has attended our Vehicle Dynamics and Instructor Program. I’m not a big believer in racing techniques holding over to Securing Driving. But losing control is losing control. It is in my opinion that the 4 constants do apply to security driving, and is why the concept of under/over steer must be hammered home in … [Read more...]
Google Plus Seminars
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I will be doing seminars – free - on Google plus, I will have slide presentations discussing, kill zones, armored cars, and general discussions about security driving, EP and the state of the business. I will try to get some of my friends involved but most of them are ahhhh computer challenged. Google plus allows the participants to “meet” face to face with the speakers, ask questions … [Read more...]
In the Blink of An Eye
February 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Security 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 of managing time and distance is life saving knowledge. Our … [Read more...]
Sunglasses – Help With Reaction Time
June 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
While driving if confronted with an emergency scenario, ambush or accident, the driver’s reaction time can be the difference between success and failure. All driving emergencies are a time distance relationship. Anything that delays perception will shorten the amount of time and distance available and lengthen the reaction time which can cause a disaster. Vehicle emergencies are measured in … [Read more...]
THOUGHTS ON DRIVING FAST
November 18, 2009 by 3 Comments
Depending on your occupation, there is no doubt there are scenarios where one may need to drive fast. The difficulty associated with driving fast depends on three issues, the skill of the driver, the vehicle they are driving and the environment they are driving through. On an ice covered road 30 MPH can be exciting, on a four lane highway with the sun shining, 80 MPH could go unnoticed. In a three … [Read more...]