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March 14, 2014 By VDI Team 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: driving, training Tagged With: Driver training, Professional Driving Techniques, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

February 22, 2014 By VDI Team 3 Comments

Our responsibilities to the young and unaware! – By Larry Side

This article is in response to the many calls and conversations I’ve had over the years with the driving public. It revolves around the question of what vehicle should a young driver be driving. One of the first things that come to mind is what can you afford?  The truth is don’t buy a vehicle […]

Filed Under: driving, training Tagged With: Larry Side, Teenage Driving, 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.

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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