I know it’s not winter yet, but the days and nights are getting cooler, and just a couple of weeks ago in the New England area had its first snow.

Winter will be here before you know it, so we felt it was the perfect opportunity to discuss Winter driving and secure transportation.

The topic of this week’s episode is Decision Sight Distance or DSD for short.
Decision Sight Distance plays an essential role for those that provide secure transportation. But understanding DSD is vital for anyone who drives an automobile.

The end of Daylight Savings Time (DST) means drivers will soon be spending more time on the roads during hours of darkness.

We have all had the experience of driving on a major highway and running into stop and go traffic, the first thought you have is that there must be an accident just over the hill or around the bend. But when you get to the top of the hill or around the bend the traffic starts to flow and there is no accident – what caused the slowdown. Two things traffic volume and “line of sight”.

Cars are getting smarter and more capable. They’re even starting to drive themselves, a little. And they’re becoming a cause of concern for European and American safety agencies and groups.

For Security Drivers and Secure Transportation providers, Potholes are a matter of safety and inconvenience. But there are things that can be done before, during,…

This is a short excerpt from a video we, the old Scotti School, which is now VDI and the ISDA Team,  did in the early 80’s….

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…

The world and the job market keeps score –  hence, don’t you think that you should attend a training program that (drum roll please) – KEEPS SCORE.

A while back, I was asked to do lessons learned from a vehicle ambush. It was a two-car scenario with both cars taking some hits, but no injuries. The company wanted to know why these two drivers were able to drive out of this; these are their words not mine, with relative ease. A good surveillance detection program trains you to recognize pre-incident indicators and to identify danger zones.