Secret Service Tactics You Won’t Believe

Published on October 22, 2019
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The New Vehicle System

Starting with George Bush’s presidency, vehicles were no longer acquired in a standard form then modified. Instead, they were built from the ground up to increase the suitability factor for the job at hand. This means that the various systems required, such as armor, fire suppression, and encrypted satellite phones, were all built into the vehicles at design time. This is the way it is done today, which is the reason that the cars now work more consistently than they used to.

US Presidential Motorcade On A Highway

US Presidential Motorcade On A Highway

Driver Training

Most times, the presidential motorcade cruises at a moderate speed for safety reasons. It also isn’t farfetched to imagine that vehicles that are so heavy have a much easier time going at lower speeds. However, the training that Presidential motorcade drivers receive is not the same as that which the public gets from a driving school. There is a specific course of study for these agents that includes special defensive driving and high-speed precision driving components to prepare them for anything.

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Secret Service Driver

Secret Service Driver