Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: https://PeriscopeFilm.com This restricted police instructional film "Vehicle Ambush Counter Attacks" (1975) presents a detailed series of simulated terrorist vehicle ambushes and defensive driving responses. It focuses heavily on roadblocks, rolling ambushes, vehicle ramming, emergency braking, escaping over curbs, maintaining situational awareness, and preparing mentally for a sudden attack. It also covers everyday precautions such as locking doors, keeping windows closed, maintaining a full fuel tank, using mirrors, varying driving routes, and avoiding predictable routines. The final section reviews the roadblock-ramming procedure. 00:00 - The film introduces the threat of terrorist abductions and assassinations, noting that trained drivers can use specific techniques to survive an ambush. 1:46 - Proper mental conditioning and offensive driving give targets an advantage, demonstrating how a small sedan can defensively stop a larger vehicle. 3:07 - Chauffeur psychology prioritizes occupant safety over the car, utilizing the weight and heavy construction of American sedans as defensive assets. 3:53 - Vehicle speed, angle, and impact point determine mobility after a crash. Drivers must anticipate threats and prepare a response before an ambush. 4:22 - To counter a stationary roadblock, drivers should slow down, downshift, and brake suddenly to disorient attackers before choosing an escape route. 5:02 - Aiming the front fender at the blocking vehicle's rear wheel and accelerating pivots it out of the way, creating a path to escape. 5:56 - Deliberately ramming a car is psychological hurdle, but seat belts and proper impact points protect occupants during emergency collisions. 6:25 - Drivers must anticipate hazards blocks ahead to counter sudden alley ambushes or two-car "rolling box" traps. 7:06 - Escaping a two-car trap involves ramming one vehicle into the other or driving directly through the center gap. 7:28 - During a rolling ambush on a curve, drivers should use mirrors and stay alert to passing vehicles with multiple occupants. 8:03 - Emergency braking forces an attacking car to overshoot, while reversing or ramming its rear can also break visual contact. 8:53 - Urban escapes include mounting curbs at narrow angles to prevent tire damage, while avoiding terrain hazards like soft ground. 9:38 - Drivers should avoid going around roadblocks or sideswiping, which risks exposing occupants or locking vehicles together. 10:01 - Drive directly through the impact point, maintain acceleration, and keep the engine running despite heavy front-end damage. 10:39 - Ramming fails against heavy equipment like buses; basic defenses include wearing seat belts and keeping doors locked. 11:06 - Keeping windows closed prevents attackers from reaching inside or throwing rocks, grenades, and Molotov cocktails. 11:36 - Maintain a full fuel tank, check mirrors regularly, and scan blocks ahead for staged accidents or suspicious vehicles. 12:12 - Keep radios quiet to prevent distraction, use sirens as deterrents, avoid excessive pursuit speeds, and instruct passengers to stay low under fire. 13:01 - Break visual contact quickly; at night, use high beams to blind attackers before accelerating through the escape point. 13:29 - Avoid ambushes by varying daily routes, schedules, and routines, even if longer routes add travel time. 13:59 - Understand vehicle capabilities, prepare to act instantly, and treat the car as a defensive weapon through hands-on practice. 14:41 - Review of the core maneuver: slow down, downshift, brake briefly to confuse attackers, choose an impact point, and accelerate through without swerving. 15:25 - Flee quickly after breaking through, as incorrect angles or mechanical failure can leave the car entangled or stalled. 15:54 - While decisive action is emphasized, surrender may sometimes be the only option. The film concludes by encouraging tactical training. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit https://www.PeriscopeFilm.com --- Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoB4guw--Ek Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm)