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 […]
In the Blink of An Eye
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 […]
Line of Sight and Emergency 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 […]
Science of Speed: Tires and Pressure
NASCAR tires don’t have “air pressure” because they’re filled with nitrogen. The culprit responsible for increasing tire pressure during a race is friction. Using dry nitrogen gas helps the team predict how hot the tire will get and how much the pressure will “build” during a race. http://science360.gov/obj/video/11ac7bf2-11dd-4df2-8524-373accf09dbd/science-speed-tires-pressure
SOME BASIC THOUGHTS ON DRIVING FAST
Training to avoid an emergency is difficult for both the student to learn and the instructor to teach. First and foremost all those advantages we have when driving through a corner are gone. When the officer is confronted with an emergency the amount of turning, steering and braking that is needed to get out of […]