It is in the human nature for people to freeze in the presence of danger, but it’s not always like that, or at least, it doesn’t apply to all individuals. The driver of the tricycle truck in this video from Wenshan, China, is one of those exceptions to the rule.

The man was apparently in a hurry and had pulled up in the middle of the crossway (illegally) positioning his tricycle in front of the oncoming lane when a mid-size truck was approaching at speed without slowing down.

Without giving it much thought, the driver literally jumped out of the tricycle the last second, just before the truck came crashing into his vehicle!

The quality of the video doesn’t help us here, but it looks like the truck may have been pursued by a police car – if we’re wrong, tell us in the comments.

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