Sep 7, 2021
Theft of Catalytic Converters
Your vehicle has a precious metal container infused with a precious metal that is selling for about $28,000 per ounce right now; that’s 15-times the price of gold.
The metal is Rhodium, and the container is your Catalytic converter.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau recorded 2347 thefts...
Aug 24, 2021
Hydroplaning
In the aftermath of Henri here in New England, I thought I'd
lead off with the topic of Hydroplaning and the role tires
play.
Hydroplaning happens when one or more tires are lifted from the
road by a wedge of water that gets trapped in front of and under a
tire as the vehicle drives through the water....
Jun 3, 2021
This week’s topic is the perception of speed in motorcades and training. Quick note, in the episode I’ll be only referencing Imperial system measurements, however, please visit the show notes at securitydriver.com/181 for the metric system references.
The ISDA 2019 Executive Vehicle Survey results indicated...
May 26, 2021
In today’s podcast episode, the topic is the Indy 500 by the Numbers.
This coming Sunday, May 30th, will be the 105th running of the Indy 500, so we thought we would do a simple analysis of the track and the drivers; hopefully, it will make watching the race more enjoyable.
Let’s take a look at track dimensions
- The...