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May 28, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

Tradition

I (Tony Scotti) hesitate to post these types of comments – simply because there are so many and I would be posting them every day. But this one is, at least to this old man, special. It is from a former student, his name is Bob and he is 87 years old. He read an […]

Filed Under: news, op-ed Tagged With: Executive Protection, Security Driving

May 2, 2014 By Vehicle Dynamics Leave a Comment

Perk or Prerequisite; the Security Driver from a Business Perspective

Of the various and sundry perks commonly afforded executives, none seems to draw the ire of some, or appear any more ostentatious to others, than the executive driver. We need only look back to 2009 when former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle was forced to withdraw his name from consideration for the cabinet-level post of Secretary […]

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April 30, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

Great Information about Distracted Driving

Some more great information being shared by our partners at Resqme. Our graduates will appreciate the point made about how far a vehicle travels while typing a typical text message while traveling at 40 MPH. Some advice from a professional…just don’t do it. http://www.resqme.com/blog/?p=561

Filed Under: driving Tagged With: Distracted Driving, Driver training, Resqme, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

April 23, 2014 By VDI Team 3 Comments

VDI in Russia

The terms “mobile training” and “global presence” are tossed around with alarming regularity in the security training profession. When VDI says those things, we mean just that…taking our training to wherever in the world there is a need. Hence, this past week we found ourselves on our second trip in two years to Moscow, Russia. […]

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April 4, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

You May Never Need It, Until You Desperately Need It…

A simple, effective, inexpensive tool that may save your – or someone else’s – life. What more can you ask for? In our humble opinion, there is no reason why every driver doesn’t have one of these in every car they drive. After all, the last thing you want going through your mind in an […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Resqme, VDI, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

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Surveillance Detection a Practical Perspective

Surveillance Detection: a Practical Perspective

Recognizing that while the Solo Practitioner approach – where one protection practitioner is responsible for managing the wide range of risks their Principal may face – is not the optimum approach to doing so, it is in fact being effectively implemented far more often and successfully than many in the profession would care to admit, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the strategies and tactics which contribute to the effectiveness of the Solo Practitioner paradigm.

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