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“High Performance Driving” – Scientifically Measuring Driving Skills.

Friday, January 22, 2016 By Tony Scotti 1 Comment

“High Performance Driving” – Scientifically Measuring Driving Skills.

An article that appeared in the December issue of Tactics and Preparedness. The title is “High Performance Driving” but the article is more about defining and scientifically measuring driving skills. Some excerpts from the article: “If a driver can use 50 percent of the vehicle’s emergency maneuvering capability –  they are considered an inexperienced driver. […]

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics Tagged With: Emergency Driving, EVOC, High Performance Driving, measuring driving skills, Police Driver Training, Police Driving, Tony Scotti, Vehicle Dynamics

The effects of electronic stability control (ESC) on the Pursuit Intervention Technique.

Friday, January 22, 2016 By Tony Scotti 1 Comment

The effects of electronic stability control (ESC) on the Pursuit Intervention

As the title states, this is a research paper examining the effect of electronic stability control (ESC) on the PIT maneuver. The paper takes a scientific approach to examine the ESC/PIT question. In my opinion, it is an example of what can be accomplished when the science of driving is used as a learning tool. Kudos […]

Filed Under: Vehicle Testing, Vehicles Tagged With: Emergency Driving, ESC, EVOC, Pit maneuver, Police Driver Training, Police Driving, Pursuit Intervention Technique, Vehicle Dynamics

A video from the ALERT conference – My thoughts on police driving

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

Tony Scotti Talks EVO & ALERT International from ALERT International on Vimeo.

Also, I want to thank ALERT for inviting VDI to present at their conference. A special thanks goes to Travis Yates. Travis is one of the most knowledgeable driver trainers in the industry.

Filed Under: News, Standards & Measurements Tagged With: ALERT, ESC, EVOC, Police Driver Training, Police Driving, Tony Scotti

Time – Distance and Training

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 By pdcteam 3 Comments

Time, Distance and Training

When you are driving on patrol, you are managing time and distance. We measure time and distance by using the car’s speedometer which indicates speed measured in miles per hour (mph), the time it takes to cover a given distance. It’s a natural unit of reference that everyone is familiar with in driving discussions. But for EVOC training it may not be the best reference for measuring time and distance.

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics, News Tagged With: Emergency Driving, EVOC, Police Driver Training, Police Driving, Reaction Time, Vehicle Dynamics

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