Virtually every study conducted over the last forty years regarding threats to, and attacks against, high profile individuals has shown that: Attacks against high profile individuals (corporate executives, high net worth family members, government and military officials) are inevitably preceeded by some form of surveillance. The overwhelming majority of attacks, as well as unwanted approaches, occur while […]
The Tire Contact Patch
All vehicles are supported by a cushion of air contained in four flexible rubber tires. If you could place a car on a glass floor and look at it from below, you would see four patches of rubber, most folks are surprised at the size of these four patches, depending on the vehicle – each patch is a little smaller than a hand. These are the only points of contact between the vehicle and the road. Each of these four small patches of rubber is known as the “tire contact patch”
What We Do – The Science of Forensic Driving
For decades we have used a method of instruction our students have labeled “The Science of Forensic Driving”. Forensic science and engineering are used to determine the cause of a particular and undesirable incident. Including those involving human factors and catastrophic events, it involves the technical evaluation of those conditions and the application of engineering principals to determine the cause of such failures. In our case, those failures are vehicle accidents and/or attacks.
When Stuff Happens You Can’t be Average
We here at VDI do a lot of research on driving, training – anything that will help us be better at what we do. While conducting the research we notice the word we see most often is “Average”. As an example the “average” driver needs 2.5 seconds to react to a problem. The “average” driver can […]
VDI featured in Black Ink Magazine
Black Ink is the magazine for the world’s most exclusive credit card the AMEX Centurion. Commonly known as the Black Card it is by invitation only; there is a $7500 entry fee and $2500 a year thereafter. It is not just for the wealthy it is for the top 1% of the wealthy. We post […]