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The First High-Risk Driving Program?

Friday, July 22, 2016 By Tony Scotti Leave a Comment

a picture of John Meyer, vehicle and shooting training at H&K

In the late 80’s and early 90’s South America in general, and Colombia in particular, was not someplace you took the wife and kids for a vacation. The Middle East was its usual pit of a place.

Other than soccer, vehicle attacks were the national pastime. The old Scotti School (like the present day Vehicle Dynamics Institute (VDI) was roaming around those locations conducting training on a regular basis. Executives working in those areas were driving in two and sometimes three car motorcades. Lead and backup vehicles had shooters. So the question was raised, “Do you guys do shooting?”.

Filed Under: Police Driver Tagged With: Driving Training, H&K, John Meyer, Tony Scotti, Vehicle Operations

“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

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

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