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More Than Just a Bulletproof Limo: How the President Travels, and Why It Costs $2,614 per Minute

See the tactics, equipment and specialized vehicles that go into transporting the President safely

By Rain Noe - February 20, 2017

in Cars

Did you know that the Presidential limousine travels with two pints of the POTUS's blood type?

Over the years, the Secret Service has had to do the grim math of what procedures to have in place should there be an attack on the Presidential motorcade. This has led to a fascinating array of offensive capabilities, defensive countermeasures and tactical plans. The crazy logistics--which can get the President from the door of the White House to the UN building in New York City in just one hour--are staggering. First off, check out the features of the "more tank than car" Presidential limousine--and its 11 decoys:

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The second video is even more interesting, and I'm a little disturbed that this information is public knowledge. This is the breakdown of the motorcade, detailing all of the specialty vehicles and their offensive/defensive roles, then goes into the Presidential aircraft:

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Sean Delay

7 years ago

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All a wee bit ‘Blue Peter’, as we’d say in the UK (early
teen technology mags): a bullet-proof limo: One has to ask a few questions:

Isn’t the greatest danger to the present occupant of this
vehicle the man himself?

I suppose it is just big enough for his ego, but what
about the wig?

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Juan Cano

7 years ago

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The video was going well until they showed a picture of JFK on his limo; that was not a good call on the editor's part.

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Dee An

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Seriously, this wasn't an article; it was just a link to a couple of YouTube videos. I wouldn't mind, but other websites - such as BBC News - find a way to communicate this to their readers.

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