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Basic Vehicle Dynamics

Thursday, March 26, 2015 By Tony Scotti 3 Comments

Vehicle Dynamics

Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion Remember from high school “for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction”. If there is a force pushing on the Center of Gravity (CG) of the vehicle, there has to be an equal and opposite force pushing back – that force pushing back is created by the friction the […]

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An interesting article from Law Officer Technology – A Black Box for Police Vehicles

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 By Tony Scotti Leave a Comment

The article is titled – Under The Microscope – Black box driver data technology that could save lives & careers The article states that the device can measure “ the frequency of heavy braking or acceleration events, traction control, ABS and even the yaw rate of the vehicle in cornering maneuvers. The list of data […]

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Electronic Stability Control

Sunday, August 17, 2014 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

Electronic Stability Control is a system that can prevent loss of control during cornering and evasive maneuvers.  Losing control of the vehicle is generally due to driver error. The driver has applied more energy to the vehicles center of gravity than the vehicle can accept. These situations are preventable and occur when the driver is […]

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics, News Tagged With: Emergency Driving, ESC, EVOC

In the Blink of An Eye

Sunday, August 17, 2014 By pdcteam 3 Comments

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Police Driving is a decision-making process that requires the driver to manage time and distance, and anything that slows that process down can and often does become an emergency.  Whether driving on routine patrol, pursuit or while off duty with your family understanding the basic principles of managing time and distance is lifesaving knowledge. Our […]

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics Tagged With: Emergency Driving, EVOC, Reaction Time

Line of Sight and Emergency Driving

Sunday, August 17, 2014 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics, News Tagged With: Emergency Driving, EVOC, Police Driving, Reaction Time

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