I almost got hijacked today. Was parked. Guy knocks on the window with a gun. 1st instinct is to start the car, reverse, and drive. In retrospect i should've given him the car. Could've been shot.
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Almost hijacked
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Talentloos
Expert Member
**** dude thats rough. Glad you got away safely. I think that would be my first instinct as well. Bit as you said, its probably the wrong one.
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
The guy who was shot outside our offices last Friday evening was not so lucky.
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
Glad you're ok. Not a fun feeling having a gun pointed at you though.
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Fudzy
Guest
Glad you got away, have you reported it to the police? What car was it?
Pretoria Central
What I like about a manual transmission is the emergency launch option
I did the fastest startup, neutral-to-reverse, accelerate, clutch, first, gas+popclutch i've ever done
No point. There was a cop in the next street. Who didnt even bother stopping me wen i flew by with my lights off and my driver door mirror bent backwards from hitting the guy.
EDIT: VW Polo. I know im gona get a few "I told you so"s now...
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Fudzy
Guest
Please report it irrespective of what some local cop was doing. And no, it's casualty of the car being popular, it has it's pros & cons.
As someone who has also been through something similar but worse I am glad that youre ok. You did the right thing to post it on a forum.
Also talk about it to as many people as possible. That will lessen the trauma.
I also agree with Fudzy. you must report it or else our crime stats will not be a true reflection.
Also talk about it to as many people as possible. That will lessen the trauma.
I also agree with Fudzy. you must report it or else our crime stats will not be a true reflection.
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HavocXphere
Honorary Master
Damn dude...thats intense.
Friends had similarly bad reactions...floored the accelerator with the gun pointed point-blank at their head....escaped a headshot by a couple of inches.
Being hardcore isn't always the right reaction imo.
Still...glad it worked out for you.
Friends had similarly bad reactions...floored the accelerator with the gun pointed point-blank at their head....escaped a headshot by a couple of inches.
Being hardcore isn't always the right reaction imo.
Still...glad it worked out for you.
Your instincts kicked in: the primal adrenalin-fuelled fight or flight response, you would not have survived as an unarmed guy against the criminal with a loaded firearm. You could have stayed and done nothing but your survival instincts kicked in and you survived.
I hope the side mirror did some significant damage to the criminal.
If you are going to get the damage repaired under an insurance claim, you will need a SAPS incident number.
As for the crime stats, I cynically believe that even if everyone reported every single crime, the stats will still be altered by agents of the cANCer party in the same way that the matric pass rate gets adjusted.
Glad you're okay. I might have popped off a few rounds through my window into his gut, but that would be if I felt I had no other option. Especially since I would be half-deaf thereafter (gunshot inside a car, it's harsh on your ears).