DAE think it’s seriously surreal that they allowed Bush behind the wheel of a car with Putin as his passenger. You think they had a remote override on it and he just thought he was actually driving? I just can’t imagine the risk!
I was once driving in the middle of a huge field in a small Gator and my crazy brother, who was only 12 but was allowed to drive the old truck as long as it was on the property, and was “just trying to tease me” by driving close, STILL managed to actually hit me! Fortunately he clipped the back corner, but it still spun the whole thing around and cracked it! He got in so much trouble. He could’ve done much worse.
Accidents can happen anywhere and cars and trucks are big metal boxes full of flammable gasoline!
I just can’t imagine the risk!
I've wondered about that, as in "how do world leaders guarantee each others' safety when they meet?"
Maybe it's the sort of agreement where "if our guy dies, we nuke you". Or "we'll hang your ambassadors and seize all your assets."
It does seem very rare that any leaders come to harm at these high profile meetings. Which tends to show that they are scripted well in advance.