2nd Edition
Survival Driving Staying Alive on the World’s Most Dangerous Roads
Contents
Acknowledgments vii
About the Author ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Who Is a Target?
Chapter 2 The Weakest Link
Chapter 3 Route Analysis
Chapter 4 How to Overcome Induced Panic and "Fight or Flight"
Chapter 5 Awareness
Chapter 6 Attack Recognition
Chapter 7 Surveillance Detection
Chapter 8 Your Vehicle
Chapter 9 Issues with Smart Vehicles
Chapter 10 Vehicle Occupant Responsibilities
Chapter 11 Driving Basics
Chapter 12 Vehicle Dynamics
Chapter 13 Vehicle Evasion Maneuvers
Chapter 14 Attack Scenarios
Chapter 15 Motorcade Operations
Chapter 16 Vehicle Bomb Searches
Chapter 17 Case Studies of Actual Vehicle Attacks
Index 151
Biography
Robert H. Deatherage Jr. (Bob) spent over 22 years in the US Military, serving in both the US
Marine Corps and US Army Special Forces, and working in several different positions and groups.
He retired as the Non-commissioned Officer in Charge of the Antiterrorism Training Detachment,
D company 2nd Battalion 1st Special Warfare Training Group. Since retirement, he has worked as
a Security Manager for international construction companies in Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, and
Gaza. He has also worked as a DOD contractor with assignment to the DEA in Afghanistan, and
as a Corporate Security Tactics Manager in the commercial Nuclear Industry, overseeing security
at multiple commercial nuclear power plants. He currently works as a consultant in the security
industry and still conducts training seminars for the Military, including Special Operations units,
Civilian Law Enforcement organizations throughout the United States on a wide variety of subjects
in Antiterrorism, Defensive Driving, Security, and PSD operations. Bob has a Master’s in
Business and Organizational Security Management.
