Vehicle Ambush: Counterattacks (Ca. 1976) – Shop Local
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Cool, I wonder how this would be with modern cars? I bet they would crumble
modern car are far safer
Rex a modern car would crumple in a way that they would shoot you due to your car being knocked out.
And a new car would shut off the fuel pump to prevent a fire. Maybe the old reverse and do a Rockford would still work.
ramming…not a such a good idea in modern day vehicles, ala airbag deployments will definitely impair your view ability of the road and newer cars are actually meant to absorb the impact and collapse saving the cabin for the occupants. but nevertheless, thanks so much for posting. i love to watch these old school films.
It really hurt to watch them ram a ’57 Chevy.
i thought the same thing i had one yellow & black 2 door 210
it broke the heartto see the valiant take a hit
yeah, hit the brakes & assess the situation while the bad guy gives you a headshot & it’s lights out forever
it didnt work for jfk
Because that was a sniper… if someone pulled up infront of you with a pistol you have a couple seconds to think.
This video was the impetus for the video game series Grand Theft Auto.
It’s mindblowing that this video was made and released to the public. It’s like the California State Police are telling us, when in doubt, ram any car that looks like it might be part of an ambush.
This wasn’t for the public. It was a law enforcement training film.
I work at a small branch of Pets at Home as an assistant manager. I follow all the above guidelines and have yet to be kidnapped or ambushed by terrorists. This is clearly excellent advice!
What? No power door locks on that 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham? Oh the humanity!
maybe the system broke and they hadn’t had it fixed yet
Blonde on 650 Honda. They were rockets. I could school any moosetang or vette through town with that bike. They ran out of gas about 60 but pulled like anything light to light
Nowadays, you only have to worry about this in the hood, or if you’re in a witness protection program. I’m not even sure if road terrorism was a problem back in the 70’s either.
The odds for survival are excellent.
Fk defensive driving
Weapons!!!
You need WEAPONS!!!
Guns, big guns, lots of guns .
If your attackers are going to use radios, one good idea would be to jam the frequencies that are most likely to be using. They are most likely to be either using kids walke talkies at around 49 Mhz, CB radio (27 Mhz), MURS (151 MHz), or FRS/GMRS (462 and 467 MHz).
If you want to foil any potential attacker, just jam whatever radio frequencies they might be using.
Back in the days when there was a California State Police. They were absorbed by the Highway Patrol in 1995. They did a lot of dignitary protection, and this was back in the days of a lot of political kidnappings.I assume this film was made for the use of their department, other law enforcement agencies and civilians that were responsible for high value targets.
Oh No!!! (15:11) not a 57 Chevy 2 door, Couldn’t they found a Old Studebaker to smack.
allot of this video would do with today’s plastic bumpers and airbags
man that’s a rough neighborhood
White Gucci loafers at 14:41, as a shoe collector these are a “Holy Grail” item.
Watch out if you see hippies talking into RadioShack walkie-talkies.