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March 31, 2015 By VDI Team 1 Comment

VDI Train the Trainer Program in Kenya

Exercise/Scenario Design – A picture of Joe Autera  walking with the Glen Edmunds Advanced Driving Instructors in Kenya as he reviews the design of their exercise. Joe has given them a scenario; from the scenario they designed an exercise that established objective performance standards. These include: Applying vehicle dynamics in the exercise design process to […]

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March 22, 2015 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

VDI’s Karjackistan 2 – Deja Vu All Over Again!

This week the VDI team delivered our first open enrollment course of 2015 – our 6th training delivery for the year so far – in much the same way we wrapped up our last open enrollment program of the year in 2014 – in the snow! Those who have been through one of our programs […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Driver training, evasive driving, evoc, Joe Autera, secure transportation, Security Driving, VDI, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

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 […]

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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

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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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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.

Welcome my friend to Karjackistan

Welcome, My Friend, to Karjackistan!

KarjackistanTM is a place where all of the challenges and hazards of driving on the mean streets of cities and towns around the world converge, from errant pedestrians to potential accidents and deliberate ambushes.

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