4 True Creepy Stories from Taxi Drivers

An Australian taxi driver, Pete, faced a young passenger who explicitly stated his desire to kill someone that night. Pete's prior military experience and legal access to a handgun (pre-Port Arthur) enabled him to defend himself when the passenger attacked, highlighting the extreme and immediate threat faced by drivers.

The passenger confessed to thinking about hurting people and wanting to kill someone that night, then attacked Pete with a knife. Pete, a veteran, used a handgun he kept under his seat to stop the attack.

A London Uber driver found himself trapped in rush hour traffic as a masked assailant with a machete attacked his vehicle, targeting his passengers. His quick decision to unlock doors and create an escape route, followed by a risky maneuver to flee, was critical in saving a stabbed passenger's life.

The driver locked his doors, but the attacker smashed the window with a machete. The driver then unlocked a child-locked door, urged a passenger to flee, and reversed into another car to create space before speeding away on a grass verge.

A Belfast taxi driver was ambushed and shot multiple times during the Troubles. His survival, particularly when a gunman's pistol jammed twice at point-blank range, is framed as either a miracle or extreme luck, underscoring the arbitrary nature of survival in conflict zones.

The driver was shot in the shoulder, chest, and leg. A gunman then pointed a pistol at his head, but the gun jammed twice before an accomplice pulled him away.

UK cabbie David unknowingly picked up a suicide bomber. His suspicion, prompted by the passenger's sudden change of destination to a women's hospital and lack of gratitude for a free ride, led him to lock the car doors. This action forced the bomber to detonate inside the vehicle, preventing a larger catastrophe.

The passenger, initially heading to a cathedral, changed his destination to a women's hospital. David, suspicious, locked the car doors. Upon realizing he couldn't exit, the passenger detonated a bomb inside the car.

Multiple drivers describe experiencing severe PTSD-like symptoms, such as nightmares, hyperventilation, and persistent intrusive thoughts, years after their traumatic incidents, illustrating the lasting mental health consequences of such events.

The Belfast driver recounts jumping at backfiring cars, avoiding driving, and experiencing heart palpitations and hyperventilation when attempting to hold a steering wheel, with his mind 'locked onto the shooting for months'.