ADSI is an internationally recognized advanced driving school, specialized in training Security Drivers, Executive Protection Teams and hosting many Corporate Fleet Safety programs. Our lead instructor staff is made up of Tony Scotti’s first generation instructors. We have the ability to design and implement courses for a wide audience, specializing in Corporate Security and Law Enforcement training. We have also worked with Executive Protection Teams, Governments and Heads of State throughout 28 countries spanning five continents. ADSI’s realistically intense and science-oriented training approach has been a proven success for over 2 decades by professional security drivers.

One of the most commonly asked questions from potential clients is: “Can you tell me more about the techniques I/we will learn in some of your training programs?” We decided to dedicate the article section of this issue to describing some of the more popular techniques that we teach through out several of our most popular programs. We hope you enjoy the new videos links most of them are either updated or in the process of being changed. These short explanations will hopefully offer some insight on what it is we teach and more importantly how we teach it. Our instruction process is really what sets us apart from many of the other schools

Brake and Turn

In this exercise students learn to maximize the potential of the vehicle’s brake system without losing steering ability. Although ABS braking systems are emphasized students will be trained in both ABS and Non-ABS systems. It is very important for any driver to know what type of braking system their car has and how to use it, prior to moving the vehicle. The technique used to stop an ABS vehicle is very different than a Non-Abs system. To make things more confusing for the driver it is possible that they find themselves with a Non-ABS equipt vehicle. An example of this is if the driver is traveling with the executive and rental vehicles are needed or what if the ABS computer fails the driver will have to know what technique to use and more importantly, how to correctly utilize the vehicles potential to bring it to a stop, hopfully before a solid object does.

A couple quick braking tips:

• Always properly apply brake first then turn the wheel into the direction you want the vehicle to go. This will shift the vehicle’s weight forward allowing the tires to gain more adhesion or grip prior to turning the wheel.

• When you double your speed you will quadruple the forces acting on the vehicle which means the vehicle will take four times more distance to stop every time you double the vehicle’s speed.

• Your eyes always help guide your hands. So we need to train the student to look at the space they want to put the vehicle in then smoothly steer the vehicle to it.

• Fully understand the correct ABS technique of staying on the brake fully while smoothly steering the wheel in the direction you want the vehicle to go. Unless of course you have a Non-ABS braking sytem, then you would have to use Threshold braking (only if well practiced) or the old Pump and Stab version which will work in any vehicle anytime, but is much more of an aggressive technique.

Shooting through glass

If at all possible, agents and officers should be given the opportunity to actually fire through vehicle glass. Being able to deploy a weapon inside a vehicle is a critical skill that should be trained for both the Protective Agent and the Law Enforcement Officer. By exposing both of these groups to this in a training environment will greatly increase their chances of survival if the tactical situation demands an immediate action against a threat outside the vehicle.

Ambush 2 views and J Turn

In this particular ambush a van pulls on in front of our path of travel. If possible it is always quicker and in most cases better to drive around the obstacle and keep going. However, when totally blocked in, the driver must back out of the kill zone very quickly. Backing under this type of stress takes practice, since the driver only has about 4-6 seconds to turn the car around and escape danger. The driver's decision whether to perform a J-Turn or not is mainly based on the severity of the situation (opposing threat level -- fire power) and how much time is available.

Check out the videos for these and many of our other drills on the Pictures and Movies page of our website!