The Science of Walking or Driving the Principal

The Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

 

 

In Vehicle News

From the International Security Driver Association

In a previous podcast, we discussed a question taken from the ISDA 2017 Executive Vehicle and Secure Transportation Survey.

DO YOU USE RENTAL VEHICLES WHILE SUPPLYING PROTECTIVE OR SECURE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES?

In the report, approximately 62% of participants use rental vehicles.

As a follow up to the question the survey also asked:

IF YOU DO RENT VEHICLES, WHICH VEHICLE TYPE IS TYPICALLY CHOSEN?

It should be no surprise that the vehicle most often rented was an SUV. This reinforces the need to have a driver who understands the differences between the driving characteristics of sedans and SUVs. It's also important that the driver recognizes the vehicle's warning systems. As an example, if an emergency comes up and the car is supplying the driver a warning signal; i.e. seat vibrating - buzzer, you don't want it to be the first time this driver has heard or seen this signal.

The time wasted determining what the problem is can and will be dangerous for both the driver and the passengers. Keep in mind that at 40 MPH - 65 KPH the vehicle is moving 60 Feet Per second or 18 Meters per second - at 60 MPH - 97 KPH the vehicle is moving 90 Feet per second or 27 Meters per second 

RENTED VEHICLE TYPE

PERCENTAGE

SUV - 74.2%

Sedan - 17.8%

Armored - 4.3%

Limousine - 3.7%

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In Cyber Security News

 From Engadget

North Koreans have been hiding their identities to evade sanctions

The US Department of the Treasury recently warned IT companies and individuals that individuals from North Korea are using fake online information in order to win employment for technology projects. These individuals often hide behind businesses that are nominally Chinese owned, but often are completely controlled and managed by North Koreans.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/north-korea-hiding-online-identities-evade-us-un-sanctions/

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In Executive Protection News

From the International Security Driver Association

The Science of Walking or Driving the Principal – Time and Distance

An attack on the principal is a time, distance relationship. Moving the principal, driving or walking is managing time and distance. If there is an attack on the principal (AOP), driving or walking, any delay in the decision-making process will equate to less time and distance. No matter what level of skill the practitioners possesses if there is not enough time and distance to use the skill, bad things will happen.

 

https://isdacenter.org/science-walking-driving-principal-time-distance/

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In Technology News

FEMA postpones mobile ‘Presidential Alert’ test to October 3rd

FEMA announced recently that it would be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). Both were initially scheduled to take place on September 20th, but FEMA said today that the WEA test has been postponed until October 3rd. The delay is due to severe weather stemming from Hurricane Florence and ongoing response efforts.

 

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/fema-postpones-mobile-emergency-alert-test/

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