In this week’s episode of the Executive Protection and Secure Transportation podcast, we discussed Catalytic Converter Thefts, Executive Vehicles and Low Profiles Tires, and hacking dangers of vehicles.

Podcast Episode 185 presented by the International Security Driver Association – Driving, and Sunglasses, What it Takes to Make an Armored Car, and why you may want to start using a Faraday bag for your electronic devices.

Episode 184 of the EPST Podcast presented by the International Security Driver Association. In this week’s episode the topics are Hydroplaning, Pothole Detector, Zoning Out Behind the Wheel, and Vehicle Accidents are the Leading Cause of Workplace Fatalities.

Episode 183 of the International Security Driver Association’s podcast. In this episode, we discuss the armored vehicle market, the Mexican attack and the importance of surveillance detection, and new dangerous twist in distracted driving.

EPST Podcast episode 182 brought to by the International Security Driver Association. This week’s topics include the new Mercedes Guard Car and Facebook Security Spending compared to other corporations.

This week’s topic is the perception of speed in a two-car motorcade can create a risk to the principal, cornering, and training.

This coming Sunday, May 30th, will be the 105th running of the Indy 500, so we thought we would do a simple analysis of the track and the drivers; hopefully, it will make watching the race more enjoyable.

The objective of surveillance detection is to read these signals and take action to prevent an incident. Pre-incident indicators, no matter how many or how often, must be detected and acted on. Unfortunately, many times they are ignored.

Over the years, feedback from former students indicates that the “Lane Change” exercise is one of the most important, if not the most important exercise, in a protective driving program. The comment we heard often is that the Lane Change instills life-saving skills.

The old Scotti School and now VDI call it the Lane Change exercise, but it has different names depending on the training provider. Names like – Evasive Maneuver, Accident Avoidance, or Swerve to Avoid. No matter the exercise’s name, they all have the same basic characteristics that are essential to all Protective Driving training programs.

The topic for this week’s episode is a basic outline of the effects of the Vehicle Center of Gravity, Tires, and Run Flats on an Armored Vehicle.

This is not meant to be the definitive guide to purchasing an armored vehicle. It is more to supply basic knowledge that can assist in the decision-making process.

The Spring 2021 Issue of Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Magazine (EPST)

In this week’s Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast, we are talking about the science of braking.

In this week’s episode, the topic is Payload – one of the five vehicle characteristics that affect the principal and passengers’ safety and security.

In this week’s episode we will cover a range of tire topics. Specifically tire pressure, the tire contact patch, and armored vehicles and tires.