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Essential Equipment
An essential piece of equipment for your vehicle is a good quality dash camera. Some people will go for both a front and rear camera, however this can be a little unnecessary.
A high resolution camera with a quality memory card plugged into an accessible USB port is the best option. |
Road Rage
Cause: Increased volume of vehicles on the roads. More stress in our daily lives. A variety of driving styles and rules. An increase in people that have a don't care attitude.
Answer: Try to not over react. Try to be more forgiving of other drivers. Acknowledge if you made the mistake.
Escalation: If and when a situation escalates to the point of potential violence. You must remain calm. If you are being chased in your car, try to drive to a local Police Station or a safe place nearby, populated with people who can help defuse the situation. If you are pulled over and someone is trying to gain entry to your vehicle make certain the central locking is ON. If it is safe to do so drive away carefully. Once the aggressor begins to see sense then situations can de-escalate rapidly and normality may resume.
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Today's modern Dash Cameras work by recording video footage as you drive. The footage is stored in date and time order on a Micro Memory Card inside the camera and depending on the storage size of this card will recycle (loop) and record over old footage when the car is full. Most cameras have a sensor that detects a crash and will prioritise that recording clip and not delete it.
If you wish to review an incident or something you feel you need to keep you can either link your smart phone to the camera and download that footage to your photo album or remove the memory card and download it on a desktop computer or laptop that has a memory card reader.
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Good Practices
As a Close Protection Operator I would like to share some knowledge that can be used to make your driving experiences less stressful.
Route Planning | Prepare your route in advance | Check traffic reports
Check your vehicle over | Clear screens | Supplies | Seat position | Fuel levels When your journey begins make sure your Central Locking is ON Some vehicles can be set to central lock at a certain speed Make sure you are comfortable, alert and your phone is setup as your need it Allow plenty of time for your journey so as to avoid traffic and road work delays Plan for a calm journey Check fuel prices at your destination, worth filling up if it is cheaper Once your phone is set up avoid using it on your journey unless your are parked up Enjoy the driving experience |
Keyless Vehicle Security
Criminals today have access to devices that can scan your car key and read the relevant data from it to be able to start your car without needing to have the original key present. This is relevant to cars with a Start / Stop Button and doesn't require the key to be inserted in the ignition.
By storing the car key in a Faraday Pouch as shown opposite, the key's data cannot be read externally. These pouches are cheap and easily available, sold in pairs. This is due to most cars having several keys. Click the image for a link to see current prices. |
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