Survival Driving: Staying Alive on the World’s Most Dangerous Roads

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 Who Is a Target?
	General Targets
		Wrong Place, Wrong Time
		Victim by Association
		Target of Opportunity
	Specific Targets
Chapter 2 The Weakest Link
Chapter 3 Route Analysis
	Map Reconnaissance
	Restrictive Travel Areas
	Preplanned Crisis Response
	Travel Surfaces
	Where Are the Attack Sites?
	Types of Attacks at Various Sites
		Urban Static Attack Sites
		Urban Moving Attack Sites
		Rural Static Attack Sites
		Rural Moving Attack Sites
		Attack Sites for Standoff Weapons
Chapter 4 How to Overcome Induced Panic and “Fight or Flight”
Chapter 5 Awareness
	Gunsite Color Code
		Condition White
		Condition Yellow
		Condition Orange
		Condition Red
	Avoiding Panic
Chapter 6 Attack Recognition
Chapter 7 Surveillance Detection
	Surveillance Phases
		Selection and Assessment Phase
		Operational or Attack Phase
	Types of Surveillance
	Fixed Site
		Warning Signs of Fixed-Site Surveillance
	Moving Surveillance
		Foot Surveillance
		Vehicle Surveillance
		Warning Signs of Moving Surveillance
	Technical Surveillance
	Combination Surveillance
		Warning Signs of Combination Surveillance
	Vulnerabilities of Surveillance
Chapter 8 Your Vehicle
	Armor
	Engine
	Tires
		How Is a Tire Put Together?
		What Do All Those Numbers and Letters Mean?
	Suspension
	Mirrors
	Communications Equipment
	Tinted Windows
	Alarms
	Gas Tank
	Brakes
	Locks
	Keys
	Safety Features
		Seat Belts and Air Bags
		Trunk Escape Latch
		Fire Extinguishers
		First Aid and Survival Kits
		Cameras
		Sledgehammers
	Maintenance
Chapter 9 Issues with Smart Vehicles
	Notes
Chapter 10 Vehicle Occupant Responsibilities
	Driver
	Passengers
Chapter 11 Driving Basics
	Safety Check
	Steering
		Shuffle Steering
		Eye Movement and Steering
	Braking
		ABS vs. Threshold Brakes
	Accelerating
		Pedal work
	Avoiding Accidents
		Driving Triangle
			The Vehicle
			The Driving Environment
			The Driver
		Skids
			Braking Skids
			Acceleration Skids
			Cornering Skids
			Hydroplaning
		Off-Road Recovery
		Tire-Blowout Recovery
Chapter 12 Vehicle Dynamics
	Friction
	Centrifugal and Centripetal Force
	Weight Shift
Chapter 13 Vehicle Evasion Maneuvers
	Forward 180-Degree Turn
	Reverse 180-Degree Turn
	Vehicle Barricade Breaching
Chapter 14 Attack Scenarios
	Overrun Attack
		Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
		Motorcycle or Scooter Attack
	Stationary Roadblock Attack
	Considerations While Moving
		Traffic Accidents
			If You Are Involved in the Accident
			If You Are Not Involved in the Accident
		Checkpoints
		Forced Immobilization Tactics
			PIT Technique
	Considerations While Stopped
		Molotov Cocktail Attack
		Standoff Weapon Attack
		If You Must Abandon Your Vehicle
	Open-Bed Trucks
Chapter 15 Motorcade Operations
	Scenario 1 – One of the vehicles is disabled as it passes through an ambush
	Scenario 2 – The hit vehicle cannot be pushed or towed because of damage, and people need to be transferred to another vehicle
	Scenario 3 – The last vehicle is hit, and personnel need to be recovered
	Scenario 4 – Vehicle needs to be towed
	Scenario 5 – Vehicles have to stop for nonmechanical reasons
	Scenario 6 – Road barricade, vehicle ambush
	Scenario 7 – Vehicle accident
	Scenario 8 – Overrun attack from the rear
	Scenario 9 – Overrun attack from the front
	Scenario 10 – Vehicle stops for mechanical reasons
	Scenario 11 – Changing a tire
	Movement at Night
		Spotlights
		Tracers
Chapter 16 Vehicle Bomb Searches
	Conducting a Search
	Sedans
		Perimeter
		Front
		Side
		Rear
		Side Two
		Bottom
		Interior
		Under the Hood
		Trunk
	Vans
		Rear
		Bottom
		Interior
	Engine and Under the Hood
	SUVs
		Underside
		Interior
Chapter 17 Case Studies of Actual Vehicle Attacks
	Explosive Ambushes
	Weapons Ambushes
	En Route Kidnappings
	Overrun Attacks
	Assaults on Armored Vehicles
Index