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Law Enforcement Vehicle Tests

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

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Every year two Law Enforcement Agencies conduct Law Enforcement Vehicle Evaluations. The results are a good source of information. But, in our opinion, their test for measuring vehicle handling and cornering power are not what they could be. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department does not call their test handling, the report calls their two […]

Filed Under: Standards & Measurements

The Dynamics of a Vehicle Emergency

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

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Anytime the steering wheel is moved while the car is in motion, a lateral or sideways force is created. This force is pushing in the opposite direction the car is turning. This force is an expression of inertia, or, as stated in Newton’s First Law of Motion, a body at rest tends to remain at […]

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics, Standards & Measurements

The Physics of Racing Series

Monday, May 4, 2015 By Tony Scotti Leave a Comment

This is a series of articles written by Brian Beckman, PhD.  Although written for the racer many of the articles can be adapted to EVOC training. The Physics of Racing, Part 1: Weight Transfer

Filed Under: Standards & Measurements Tagged With: Emergency Driving, Vehicle Dynamics

Characteristics of Law Enforcement Officers’ Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Friday, July 18, 2014 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

Executive Summary Characteristics of Law Enforcement Officers’ Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811411.pdf http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/OSWG/e091120401-OSWGReport.pdf The Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted (LEOKA) data, compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shows that the number of law enforcement officers (LEOs) killed in the line of duty by violent means dominated those who were killed in motor vehicle crashes until […]

Filed Under: News, Standards & Measurements

Science of Speed: Tires and Pressure

Friday, July 18, 2014 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: News, Standards & Measurements

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