By Tony Scotti
There seems to be an inordinate amount of interest in the new Presidential Vehicle. News organizations have been showing “Spy Photo’s” of the vehicle. Come on – do you really think that if the Secret Service did not want you taking pictures of the vehicle that you would be able to take pictures of the vehicle?
It is a Cadillac – but that is in name only. That’s like comparing Dale Earnhardt’s Jr. Chevy to the Chevy sold in show rooms. There is nothing like this vehicle anywhere on this planet – and maybe other planets.
The Spy Photos show doors that appear to be nearly 8 inches deep, with thick, fixed windows.
This is a good video from CNN about what it’s like to drive the President
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2009/01/06/natpkg.funk.secret.service.cnn
Another video going through the history of Presidential Vehicle and quotes from the experts
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/driving.obama/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
For one of the many articles about the vehicle you can go to CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/driving.obama/index.html
Anthony Scotti is president of Tony Scotti Associates. He has conducted anti-terrorist training programs in 30 countries. He has trained students from sixty-four countries and conducted training programs on five continents. His training programs are developed from hands-on, life experiences that can only be acquired from working in the high-risk areas of the world; environments, some of which find crime and terrorism a daily occurrence. Colombia, Iraq, Peru, Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, El Salvador, Haiti, and Pakistan are some of the countries his programs have been implemented. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Northeastern University, and is a nationally recognized authority on both safe driving and terrorism, he has written two books: Executive Safety & International Terrorism, and Driving Techniques For The Professional And Non Professional Driver. He can be contacted at tonyscotti@securitydriver.com
