ASIS 2005 Orlando Tony Scotti Unveils New "High Risk Driving" Course Tony Scotti and Crossroads In New Mexico Lines and Apexes Armored Vehicle Shots Fired and Lessons Learned: When the Student Becomes the Teacher Security Driver Seminars TSA Member Crossroads Training Schedule Please email us for additional information

ASIS 2005 Orlando Please visit us at ASIS Booth #1350 Tony Scotti Unveils New "High Risk Driving" Course This course, newly created by Tony Scotti, is designed to address the tactical concerns and problems faced by PSC's and other professional operators in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hot-spots around the globe. "If you need to safely move from point A to point B in a war-zone, this is the training you need," says Mr. Scotti. -Learn how to properly perform vehicle push-outs -Master performance driving with "Lines and Apexes" -Learn how to properly deploy weapons from a moving convoy -Practice failure drills for disabled vehicles -And, much more life-saving information and exercises... Read More about the HRE training program The next HRD program is Scheduled for September 19 - 23, 2005 at our Michigan location. Tony Scotti and Crossroads In New Mexico Tony Scotti and the instructors of Crossroads Training Academy have been on the road again. This time we were in Santa Fe, New Mexico working on the track at the New Mexico State Police training facility in the state's beautiful capital. We conducted a five-day EVOC Instructor Development Program from June 6 through June 10, 2005 for members of law enforcement agencies from all over the "Land of Enchantment."

Lines and Apexes Knowing how to maneuver around corners and curves is important for all drivers. Driving "fast through the corner" does not mean how fast a person is driving when entering the corner, but rather safely driving through a corner as quickly and efficiently as possible with skill and precision. In order to accomplish this task, drivers need to use as little steering force as possible to carry speed through the corner. This is done by "straightening out the corners" or, in other words, make the path of the car through the corner the largest radius possible. The larger the corner's radius, the faster it can be driven through. For full article Armored Vehicle The decision to purchase an armored vehicle is a difficult one at best, and when tasked with that responsibility nobody sets out to make a bad decision. It's usually the lack of good information, or worse yet bad information that creates the problem in the decision making process. It has to be said that in all fields there are products designed to work well in one scenario but fail in another and products that simply don't work. Armored vehicles are no different - except with armored vehicles "not a good product or a product that does not fit the scenario" can get people killed. Full Article Shots Fired and Lessons Learned: When the Student Becomes the Teacher We recently had a student from Latin America with an interesting story to share with the instructors of Crossroads Training Academy. Roberto is the security driver for a rather high-profile principal in Central America. A short time before joining us in Michigan, Roberto came under fire while transporting his principal and his principal's wife. Full Article

Security Driver Seminars This is a seminar dedicated to executive protection specialists and those responsible for the safe transportation of others. Nowhere is the individual more vulnerable than in an automobile - THE WEAK LINK, experts agree, in the security chain. Students will be given a brief introduction to vehicle dynamics and techniques to escape or evade a vehicle ambush. Students will also learn how to detect a potential ambush and select the safest route and identify safe havens. The students will understand the various types of vehicles appropriate to the selected mission. Pro's and con's of the different vehicle types will be presented. We will discuss the various types of car bombs, when they are used, who uses them and what you can and cannot do to protect against them. Sport Utility vehicles have become much more prevalent in the security industry especially as it relates to transportation of the VIP. We will discuss the capability of the SUV and considerations surrounding it's use. Car Jacking has become a major problem. Students will review case histories of successful carjackings. We will separate fact from fiction, and discuss how to avoid a car jacking and what to do if one occurs. One-day seminar Dates and Locations: 2005: July 11, Chicago November 14, Orlando 2006: January 9, Mexico City January 23, Los Angeles February 6, Houston March 13, Dallas April 10, Detroit May 8, New York City June 12, Washington, DC Please call us at (888)644-8722 for more information or seminar registration.

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