Nazi Truck Brake Pedal

Part of the truck's hydraulic braking system in the cab; kicked aside by Indiana Jones to prevent the driver from stopping the vehicle during a high-speed desert chase in *Raiders of the Lost Ark*.

1 appearances

Purpose

Slows or stops the truck during high-speed chase

Significance

Serves as the object of struggle in Indy's takeover; kicking it away denies the driver control, hijacks Nazi momentum, and escalates the pursuit into perilous terrain

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Leap and Takeover: Indy Seizes the Nazi Truck

The brake pedal is the specific object the Truck Driver reaches for to try to halt the vehicle; Indy kicks it away to prevent stopping, turning the pedal into the fulcrum of control struggle that propels the dramatic escalation.

Before: Depressed or available to the Truck Driver as the conventional mechanism to slow the convoy truck.

After: Rendered temporarily inaccessible/unused after Indy kicks it away; driver unable to use it as vehicle is accelerated instead.

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