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It’s Unfortunate, But absent a serious, credible threat most Principals are not likely to be very receptive to increased security measures

VDI Team — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:50:02 +0000

By Joe Autera Those who’ve attended VDI’s “Best Practices for the Solo Practitioner” course have heard us discuss the fact that absent a serious, credible threat most Principals are not likely to be very receptive to increased security measures; and “serious, credible threat” in the minds of many Principals means that someone in a similar […]

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Why Would You Go There?!

Vehicle Dynamics — Sat, 16 May 2015 14:58:28 +0000

Like many in the protection profession, I have often been asked by others why it is that I had traveled, or would be traveling to, some far off place with a dangerous reputation. But I must admit to being somewhat surprised recently when that very question was posed to me by an executive protection provider, […]

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Another Jaunt Through Karjackistan

VDI Team — Sat, 09 May 2015 19:31:59 +0000

It’s a Pleasure and an Honor – to have worked this week with the latest group of security professionals to successfully complete VDI’s Protective/Evasive Driving Course. This time around, 20 students from 3 countries and 7 states joined us for the three day jaunt through Karjackistan. Collectively, they represent several multi-national corporations, a Non-Governmental Organization, […]

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A jaunt though Karjackistan

VDI Team — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:42:55 +0000

Here are some of the 20 students (a few were understandably “camera shy”) who participated in VDI’s Protective/Evasive Driving course last week. Representing 8 corporations (7 of which are Fortune 100 companies), 2 global security providers, and 2 government agencies, they came together from 5 states across the country to take a jaunt though […]

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VDI & Glen Edmunds Performance Driving School – Committed to Excellence

VDI Team — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:50:06 +0000

When conducting a VDI Instructor-level Vehicle Dynamics and Exercise Design program, within 10 minutes of the first day we mention that math is the foundation of the program and pass out calculators. It is not long after the calculators are distributed that students will express their concern that math is not exactly a subject they […]

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

VDI Team — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:54:51 +0000

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 […]

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

VDI Team — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:26:11 +0000

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 […]

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Line of Sight and Security Driving

VDI Team — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:42:31 +0000

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 […]

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“Taking the Show on the Road” – Mobile Training

VDI Team — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:05:15 +0000

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 […]

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Cross-Border Gang Trained By Mexico’s Zetas Cartel – Taught to kill people traveling inside vehicles

VDI Team — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:14:20 +0000

By Joe Autera Interesting read, particularly the last sentence of the second paragraph “…where among other methods they were taught to kill people traveling inside vehicles”. While there are some within the EP field who are quick to debate the value of some older case studies (Herrhausen, Schleyer, Moro) its worth noting that those attacks […]

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