From a security point of view, what advantage do they provide to a motorcade over some extra cars?
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Flexibility of movement. They can pass around the motorcade readily, front to back or back to front, without disrupting its movement (necessary for many escort functions).
They can weave around and between obstacles and traffic, and can rapidly change speed and direction, if they need to urgently respond to a threat.
These same abilities allow them to easily scout ahead and report back conditions that are found.
They can be quickly and easily positioned precisely where needed, blocking cross-streets or sidewalks, without blocking the travel route.
They afford the escorting officer maximum clear sightlines, so they can see everything around them.
By putting nothing between the security and the public, they create a much stronger and more personal feeling of proximity and being observed for any potential attacker, thus dissuading hostile action.
They can more readily pursue a subject off main roads, making it harder for someone to think they could get away.
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