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Police Driver Newsletter – October 2021

Thursday, October 7, 2021 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

Police Driving Newsletter October 2021

Police Driver Newsletter – October 2021 includes Mustang Mach E Michigan State Police Test, the Driver’s Equation, and more.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Police Driving, Vehicle Dynamics

An Example of Using Feet Per Second (FPS) in a Slalom Exercise

Monday, April 4, 2016 By pdcteam Leave a Comment

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If there is one exercise that appears in most all EVOC programs it would be the slalom course. Driving through a slalom creates an abundance of teaching points, one of them is the effect of vehicle speed on the decision-making process. The following are some examples of how that can be accomplished.

Filed Under: Basic Vehicle Dynamics Tagged With: feet per second, fps, slalom, Vehicle Dynamics

“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

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

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