Taxi driver saves motorist in KZN

**Daan** · 04-07-2015, 16:22

A man was sitting in traffic near Pinetown just after 17:00.
Two BG's pressed a knife against his throat, and tried to pull him from his car.
A taxi-driver sitting nearby in the traffic approached them with a drawn gun and chased them off.

In Afrikaans:
http://maroelamedia.co.za/blog/nuus/...tydens-kaping/

**Springer** · 04-07-2015, 16:23

Lovely story. Gives me hope.

**HadEnuf** · 04-07-2015, 16:58

Well done to those citizens, particularly the armed taxi driver.

**roligov** · 04-07-2015, 17:36

Surprised no shots were fired. No need, no bullets, not in legal possession, too risky to take the shot or didn't want his firearm confiscated for ballistic testing?

**RealRookie** · 04-07-2015, 18:47

If the driver had a firearm things could have turned out very different, you are struggling with the knife wielders manage to get your firearm out, look up and see someone approaching with a gun............very glad he is okay and extremely impressed that he was helped by a taxi driver and co, well done!!

**Springer** · 04-07-2015, 19:18

Originally Posted by RealRookie

If the driver had a firearm things could have turned out very different, you are struggling with the knife wielders manage to get your firearm out, look up and see someone approaching with a gun............very glad he is okay and extremely impressed that he was helped by a taxi driver and co, well done!!

could have indeed. Imagine getting hijacked and a guy jumps out of a taxi running at you with a gun in hand. If you're going to draw under those conditions, you've got some pretty quick summing up to do...

**Proudprado** · 05-07-2015, 05:20

Sorry, I don't understand. Are you guys saying it would be a bad thing to shoot the taxi driver?

**RealRookie** · 05-07-2015, 07:44

Originally Posted by Proudprado

Sorry, I don't understand. Are you guys saying it would be a bad thing to shoot the taxi driver?

Yes because he was trying to help you.

No because you didnt know he was trying to help you.

**PCfanatic** · 05-07-2015, 08:15

Most taxi drivers, not all, have no respect for the law. I am not comfortable with the fact that some of them, that break the law on a daily basis, are possibly armed. They have short tempers and if you might hoot at a taxi driver skipping a red robot......

But kudos to this taxi driver. He did good. Give credit where it is due.