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About Daniel Donza

Dan is the Co-Editor for PoliceDriver.Com and is a retired Detective from the New York City Police Department; he joined the force in 1990. From 1997 until retiring in 2011, he was assigned to the Police Academy Driver Education & Training Unit as a classroom and field instructor. Dan taught emergency & non-emergency driving skills, safe vehicle operation, tactical vehicle tips & techniques, vehicle dynamics, and legal issues related to proper vehicle operation. Read Dan's full bio here

What Happens when 2 Driving Instructors go to a Pizzeria for Lunch?

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 By Daniel Donza Leave a Comment

Vehicle Dynamics

No, this is not a bad joke! It turns into a discussion about vehicle dynamics, a rather interesting conversation about Sir Isaac Newton and his laws of physics.

In between bites of Calzone, we discussed the theories of vehicle dynamics, the laws of physics and how they can apply to modern day crime fighting, and driver training programs.

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics

Police Pursuit Vs. ESC

Saturday, February 28, 2015 By Daniel Donza Leave a Comment

The agencies first started with a roadblock attempt. An attempt was tried on the bridge, but a block was made by the fleeing vehicle. As with any pursuit there is risk and at times the potential for damage / injury / crash increases as the pursuit continues. I saw the officers use of restraint both […]

Filed Under: News

Driving Safe All The Time !!! By Dan Donza

Thursday, February 5, 2015 By Daniel Donza Leave a Comment

Oh, those exciting days when a new NYPD recruit class was about to be sworn in. It was often my job to make a presentation about the Department’s Driver Training Unit. I remember driving with my partner to the Police Academy full of eager, enthusiastic recruits. We were there just to inform them what to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Police Driving

Commentary Driving: A Viable Training Method

Sunday, November 23, 2014 By Daniel Donza Leave a Comment

As an EVOC instructor who sat in the passenger seat on some of the busiest roadways on earth (the streets & highways of New York City) with some of the most inexperienced drivers (urban kids who travelled by subways their whole lives), knowing just what your student driver is doing would be a big relief. […]

Filed Under: News, Police Driver

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