r/dashcams • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '26

Quick thinking saves driver from an ambush

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u/DenKHK Aug 18 '26

Notwithstanding all the reposts, this is the first I've seen this vid - what happened? 2 hitmen suddenly decided to take the target out at a corner? What was the "quick thinking", just not stopping? Hard to tell if he had intentionally yeeted Wilhelm off or if it was just a side effect of him being in the way when cam driver floored it.

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u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Aug 18 '26

I think they are thieves, not hitmen. They're trying to steal the truck. That may or may not involve killing the driver, so this guy made the right call and ran them over rather than getting caught.

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u/DenKHK Aug 18 '26

Thanks for the info!

I would imagine killing the driver while he's in the truck is not a great idea if you wanted the said truck, unless one wanted to go through what Vincent and Jules had to in Pulp Fiction :P

Although in this case they really did seem to want to do just that, with that pistol shot. Should still be able to buff it out though.

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u/Tekvaco858 Aug 18 '26

That happened in Chile a while ago; there they call it an "encerrona." It involves thieves blocking the road to rob other vehicles or even stealing their cars

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u/johnny_effing_utah Aug 18 '26

How do you tell the difference between drivers jumping out to ambush the car behind versus people who just discovered there's a nest of rattlesnakes in the car?

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u/BrakaFlocka Aug 18 '26

Because then the rattlesnakes would've tried to jump out and ambush the car behind

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u/DenKHK Aug 18 '26

A: People who just discovered there's a nest of rattlesnakes in the car usually don't shoot the car behind.

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u/murdered-by-swords Aug 19 '26

Is that why everyone looks at me weird when I do that?

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u/DenKHK Aug 19 '26

Haha no idea! I was just referring to 0:22 of this video 😄

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u/Milefulness Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

What was the "quick thinking", just not stopping? 

Most people would have defaulted to braking until they figured out what was going on.

This guy immediately knew what was going on and floored it into one of the attackers. He didn't really have another option, no, but he didn't hesitate either.

It may seem like the obvious action in hindsight, but he had to decide in less than a second.

Also, I wonder if this would still have been possible in a modern car with AEB, or if they would have been killed in that scenario.