A while back we wrote a small article titled “You Can’t Be Average”; the article got a great deal of response, and one of the most asked questions was – OK, when talking about driving and Escaping The Kill Zone, (ETKZ) if not “Average” then “What is good”. To answer the question we go to […]
A special edition of “Professional Driving Techniques”
This is a special edition of the book used in our training programs, “Professional Driving Techniques”. The comments on the back are of interest: You wouldn’t allow the security professional to carry a gun without first measuring their ability to use it: so why would you let that same person drive if you don’t measure […]
Line of Sight and Security Driving
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 […]
“Taking the Show on the Road” – Mobile Training
This is an interesting read that highlights just one of the many challenges of “taking the show on the road.” Racing to the race: How teams outran the weather to Daytona http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/racing-to-the-race-how-teams-outran-the-weather-to-daytona-021214 We have had the distinct pleasure of meeting and training with thousands of students around the world in our mobile training courses, a tradition […]
SUV’s – Why You May Drive Fast
In his book Traffic, Tom Vanderbilt discusses why drivers unknowingly drive faster than they think they are. The information was taken from two studies. The Driver’s Eye Height A study was conducted to assess drivers’ chosen speed when they operated a simulated vehicle while viewing the road from a low eye height and a high […]