BMW teaches drivers how to avoid bombs

Video: evasive driving techniques taught at former Soviet military base. Fire happens

Posted by: Vijay Pattni, 28 January 2011

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Mostly, your commute to your place of work doesn't involve being shot at, explosions or being run off the road. Unless you live in Birmingham, that is.

But for ‘security' drivers who wish to learn the dark arts of J-turns and evasive manoeuvres whilst piloting a Bavarian wagon, BMW has set up camp in a former Soviet military base in East Germany to edumacate drivers of the firm's High Security Vehicles.

As you can see, these drivers face a multitude of dangers, ranging from fire, bullets and attempted ram-raiding. Of course, nothing truly compares to the danger of the A406 on a Monday morning, but we digress.

Check out the video below to see some fire occur, and a rather cool drift in a BMW X5...

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Sooo cool :D

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"Are you okay?" "Yes I am on fire im fine"

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I'm not sure about the fake accident, just because the guy in the crashed car doesn't respond to "do you need help" it doesn't always mean he's a manikin. I can see it now, "Oh no a horrific accident, hello out there do you need help? Right he's not responding he must be a terroist let's J turn the hell out of here." It might have an effect on road death statistics.

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I fell that this type of trainning only suits some kinds of attack, and only on european scenarios. There are some parts of the world that experience more scary stuff.

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were is the SUV convoy attack procedure ?

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