Many training programs teach an exercise called Lines and Apexes. The goal of the exercise is to train the student to maximize their speed through a corner; from a vehicle dynamics viewpoint, that is a different skill set than operating a vehicle in a sudden emergency scenario.
The Science of the Evasive Maneuver
Lane Change – Evasive Maneuver – Accident Avoidance – Swerve to Avoid – no matter what it’s called they all have the same basic characteristics and are essential to all EVOC training programs. Over the years the feedback from former students indicates that the “Lane Change” exercise instills life-saving skills. The purpose of the evasive […]
Windshields Maintenance
Over 90 percent of the information, we need to control the vehicle comes from what we see. Vision is the foundation of safe and secure driving. Vision is a complex sense affected by a number of variables, many over which we have no control. Your vision inside the car is not only affected by physical […]
Police Driving Techniques
The Police Driving Techniques book, written in 1988, and was the genesis for the present-day Driving Techniques book. The original book was written for the Law Enforcement community. Throughout the last 33 years, the book morphed into a driving book for the public.
Although never published, the book has been updated for internal use only. PDC will be sharing the updated info via its newsletter – The Dynamics of Driver Training.
Driving INTO The Kill Zone
During the coverage of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, the National and International media flooded the airways with videos of tactical vehicles doing what they are designed to do – drive INTO the kill zone. This is a scenario that the security community may find unusual. Our job is to stay out of the […]