About This Blog
This blog, is for those who have an interest in cars – security – security driving – or driving in general. For over 35 years I have been working in the security driver training business. My bio will explain it all.
Driving, any form of driving, is a balance called the “driving system.” The driving system is made up of three components: THE DRIVER, THE MACHINE, and THE ENVIRONMENT. This system is part of our training philosophy and is called the Security Drivers Triangle. If there is an accident or a successful ambush it is caused by a failure of the triangle – either the driver, the vehicle, or the environment failed.
With the above in mind the blog categories are Drivers/Driving – Security Environment – Vehicle – Vehicle Ambushes – Security Driver News.
I am also working on new and innovated projects with SJC Web Design (SJC), including iPhone/Touch Applications for security and driving. This is the SJC blog.
There are additional articles on the Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute web site.
Please contact me with any questions – comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Tony Scotti
Frank said
I am a security consultant and often recomend training of this sort. How can I recieve your email Newsletter?
tscotti said
Hi Frank,
Thanks for you post. Visit our website http://www.securitydriver.com to sign up for our newsletter. We try to send one out to folks every month or so.
Don said
Does the blog here have RSS (or other reader) for automatic updates?
Kevin Caron said
Tony.
Hello and hope all is well with you and yours.
Would you have any small exercise or something written on how to correct vehicle forward surging caused by the driver.
For instance while driving in Manhattan, one can fall into a habit of quickly hitting, than pulling off of the accelerator
while weaving through traffic. This make some our execs slightly car sick.
Thanks and best regards,
Kevin Caron
ExxonMobil Corporation
SSH&E/Security
1 Avenue J/Field Office #1
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 213-3128 – 24/7
tscotti said
Kevin
That’s a great question and I am not sure if there is a good answer. It is a common problem that we hear allot about.
The problem is that being a smooth driver is a skill that over time has become second nature. My guess would be that you don’t even think about being a smooth driver you just do it.
There are some basic skill sets that a smooth driver has developed through their experience. My suggestion is that someone like yourself drive with them, don’t let them know your monitoring them, and take a look at the following.
Are they:
Anticipating situations, and traffic, or are they just reacting to whatever happens in front of them.
Looking ahead of and not at the back bumper of the car in front of them, as you know you need to be looking far ahead, and looking into the side mirrors, and correctly adjusting for the changing environment.
Do they know the vehicle they are driving? How much pedal pressure does it takes to get the car moving – how hard they need to press the brakes to slow down the car, how much steering wheel will move the car what distance.
This also has to be said. If the person in the back seat gives the driver 15 minutes to make a 30 minute trip, that can create a driver trying to things with the car it can’t do, which in turn creates a roller coaster ride.
Also if you are in a stretched vehicle – the oscillation of the vehicle can cause car sickness, if you are in a High CG SUV, the same application of the steering and brake that causes no movement in a sedan will create allot of movement in the SUV. The driver has to be very sensitive to the vehicles weight transfer.
Now can you train someone to do the above? I don’t know you can coach when there driving; it’s called “commentary driving” I use to have a form that you could follow. I’ll try to find and send it along.
Hope this has been of some help.
Take care
Tony