Joke: He taps the cabbie on the shoulder — and everything goes crazy

Wanting to help before they drifted too far off track, the passenger leaned forward carefully. He didn’t want to startle the driver — just get his attention. Gently tapping the cabbie on the shoulder, he started to say, “Excuse me, Sir, but—”

What happened next was wildly unexpected.

The driver let out a loud, startled yell — “AAAAAAHHHH!” — and jerked the wheel in panic. The taxi suddenly veered out of control, swerving all over the road. They narrowly avoided colliding with a bus, bounced onto the sidewalk, and almost clipped a cyclist. After scraping along a fire hydrant, the cab screeched to a stop, resting only a foot away from a shop window.

The Aftermath

For a solid few seconds, the car fell completely silent. Both men just sat there, stunned by what had almost happened.

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