The 2022 November – December Edition of the Secure Transportation News provided by the International Security Driver Association.

It was with great interest when we viewed a YouTube video from 2020 entitled “A New Guinness World Records™ for Fastest Vehicle Slalom.”

We have been writing and talking about the Science of Driving for decades. When I am asked if there are any books that explain the basics of the science of driving, I recommend these six books.

A Swedish Car Magazine adopted ISO 3888-2 as a method of testing the emergency. They call the standard the “Moose Test.”

The September edition of the Secure Transportation News from the International Security Driver Association

In 2021, Seventy-four percent of those who participated in the survey did not use an armored vehicle. Of the Twenty-Six percent who use armored vehicles, their vehicles are armored to levels B4, B6, and B7.

In the process of conducting research on Executive Protection and Security Driver Salaries for our members, we found some interesting numbers. ISDA looked at 75…

In June of 2020, the Omar Garcia Harfuch (OGH) ambush was not the first time Tony Scotti has gone through the painstaking process of accurately analyzing a lethal ambush targeting a high-profile, at-risk individual. However, the Omar García Harfuch “OGH” ambush is one of the first vehicle attacks that was videoed as it was happening.

Adding the Vehicle Dynamics Institute team to the testing process created unprecedented results in the data collected and the lessons learned.

The International Security Driver Association (ISDA) has created a series of online Courses and Workshops. The Courses and Workshops are free to the ISDA Membership. The first Workshop is the Science of Time and Distance.

In June of 2020, a young student at the University of Central Florida created a Twitter bot using Raspberry Pi and an algorithm to process jet tracking data left publicly accessible by the US Federal Aviation Administration. In early 2022 the possibility of bypassing the confidentiality of private jet travel was made public by news coverage of exchanges between Elon Musk and the student.

Carjackings are a crime of great concern to all Security Drivers and Secure Transportation Providers. Unlike auto theft, carjacking involves violent confrontation with an offender or the perceived threat of violence that could cause death or serious bodily injury.  Several major cities have experienced triple-digit increases in carjackings — the highest escalations in the nation.

A tragic video has been circulating throughout various social media. It took place at Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela. The video is from a bodyguard training program. This terrible event brings to light a problem – which is the state of security driver training. 

Welcome to the June 2022 edition of the Secure Transportation News – our regular recap of content on Secure Transportation.

While curating Security Driver job opportunities for our International Security Driver Association members, we data mined the salaries offered on LinkedIn and Employment Websites. Our goal was to get an idea of the Security Driver’s Pay Scale.

This Sunday, May 29th, will be the 106th running of the Indy 500. So, we thought we would apply the Science of Driving to the Indy 500 and do a simple analysis of the track and the drivers. Hopefully, it will make watching the race more enjoyable.