Some police officers spend their entire duty shift driving in darkness, and yet many are unaware of the special hazards night driving presents, or don’t know effective ways to deal with them. The major difference between day and night driving is the accident rate. When you consider that 90% of a driver’s reaction depends on […]
An interesting article from Law Officer Technology – A Black Box for Police Vehicles
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 […]
Electronic Stability Control
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 […]
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