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8/7/2019 GOOD SECURITY PRACTICES FOR LADIES

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GOOD SECURITY PRACTICES FOR LADIESAT PARKING AREAS

WHILE STOPPEDTHE REAL DANGER FROM CRIMINAL ASSAULT IN A VEHICLE COMES WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED

1. KEEP YOUR VEHICLE SECURED.Your doors should be locked and windows closed to prevent someone reaching into yourvehicle and opening the door from the inside. Once inside your car, first thing to do is tolock your car doors install central lock or auto lock if you dont have one yet.

2. KEEP YOUR VEHICLE INSIGHTIf you stop for food or fuel or to use a restroom, park your vehicle in a location where youcan keep an eye on it as long as possible during your stop.

3. KEEP PURSES AND VALUABLES OUT OF VIEW

To prevent a smash-and-grab theft of your valuables, put your purse, briefcase, computer,and other belongings on the floor, under a seat, or at least hidden under a coat, sweater, ornewspaper. Dont carry valuable articles exposed on the seats of your vehicle.

4. NEVER LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE UNLOCKED

Lock your vehicle any time you exit. Make sure that you take your keys and look inside yourvehicle first when you return to make sure no one has entered it while you were away.

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING AREA

5. PARK AWAY FROM VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS

Trucks and vans provide visual barriers for criminals to hide behind. Dont park next to suchvehicle.

6. PARK NEAR FOOT TRAFFIC

Choose a parking spot where people are likely to pass while going to and from theirvehicles. This gives a potential assailant less opportunity to catch you alone either while

you are parking or when you return to your vehicle.

7. GET OUT AND GO

Once you get out from your vehicle, lock the doors; move immediately to the center of thedriving lane towards your destination.


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8. KEEP YOUR KEYS HANDY

Keep your vehicle key in your hand with the key to the door next to your index finger until

you reach your destination. If you must return to your vehicle, you dont want to be delayedby having to search for your keys. (Get your keys ready as you approach your car, not standnext to your car and search / fumble for your keys you can be pounced on then).

9. UNLOAD PACKAGES BEFORE YOU PARK CAR

If you have a briefcase or other parcels you must carry into a building, unload them at thebuilding entrance and secure them with an appropriate person before proceeding to parkyour vehicle. This way you wont be loaded down with baggage or have to make multipletrips into the parking lot, both of which multiply your vulnerability.

10. CHOOSE A SECURE LOT

If you have a choice, park in a lot that have some security measures. Security patrols,telephones, and/or intercoms all discourage criminals. Just a simple fence can make it moredifficult for a criminal to escape from the scene of a crime.

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PARK UNDER A LIGHT

Even if you arrived during the day and plan to leave before dark, there is always a possibilitythat you may be delayed. So, choose a spot under or near an overhead light to discourage

criminals.

12. GET NEAR BUILDING ENTRANCES

Park as close as possible to a building entrance you will be using.

13. WAIT A FEW SECONDS

After you have parked, wait just a few seconds before turning off the engine. Look around theparking area for people loitering or behaving suspiciously, and listen for unusual noises. Ifyou are comfortable, then turn off the engine.

14. AVOID USING ENCLOSED STAIRWELLS

If you park in a multi-level parking garage, it may be safer to walk on the ramp rather thanuse an enclosed stairwell where you may be cornered.


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WHILE DEPARTING

ALTHOUGH YOU ARE CAREFUL IN SELECTING A PARKING SPOT, CONDITIONS IN A PARKARE ALWAYS CHANGING. THEREFORE YOU MUST ALSO PRACTICE CAUTION WHEN RETO YOUR VEHICLE.

15. HAVE YOUR KEYS READY

Have your key ready so that when you arrive at your vehicle, you will not be delayed inunlocking the door and entering.

16. SCAN THE PARKING AREA

As you enter the parking area, make a 360-degree scan. Look for other people in the parkingarea. In general, people should be either walking to or from their vehicles. Be suspicious ofpeople walking perpendicular to the usual flow of pedestrian.

17. KEEP A CLEAR VIEW OF YOUR VEHICLE

Make sure you have a clear view of your vehicle well before you arrive at it. That means thereare no visual barriers such as delivery vans parked nearby that could provide cover for anassailant and make it more difficult for you to summon help if needed.

18. DONT TIP-OFF WHERE YOU ARE PARKED

Dont give a criminal advance notice where you are parked. Dont fix your gaze only on your

vehicle as you proceed through the parking area. Concentration your attention on yourvehicle alone will give a criminal opportunity to plan an assault because he will know yourdestination.

19. TAKE NOTE OF OCCUPIED VEHICLES

People generally do not sit in vehicles in parking lots. Vehicle occupants should either havejust entered their vehicles preparing to depart or have just arrived in the parking areapreparing to exit their vehicles. People just sitting in their vehicles are unusual andpotentially threatening.

20. RETURN TO SAFETY IF BEING FOLLOWED

If you believe you are being followed while in the parking area, immediately return to a safeplace. Before you attempt to return to your vehicle again, enlist someone to escort you.

21. APPEAR ALERT AND IN-CHARGE


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Walk with purpose as you move to your vehicle. You must appear alert and convey an air ofconfidence in case you are being watched.

22. STAY AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES

As you walked to your vehicle stay in the middle of the driving lane, away from parkedvehicles where someone could be hiding.

23. LOOK INSIDE AND UNDER YOUR VEHICLE

As you unlock the doors, look inside for others who could have entered your vehicle whileyou were away and are hiding in the front or in the back. Also, glance underneath it to makesure there is no one hiding there.

24. ENTER QUICKLY

While you are unlocking your door, putting packages inside, or removing your coat, you arevulnerable. Minimize your vulnerability by entering your vehicle as quickly as possible.

25. SECURE YOUR VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY

As soon as you enter your vehicle, lock the doors and keep the windows closed. Since youare much more vulnerable while stopped than while moving, wait a few seconds until thevehicle is moving before lowering the windows.

26. DRAW ATTENTION IF ACCOSTED

If you are accosted, draw attention to yourself by blowing the horn, activating the emergencyflashers, and flashing the headlights. Short blasts of your horn are more effective in gettingattention as compared to a continuous sound that could be interpreted as a defective horn.

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