General Safety Tips

PERSONAL SAFETY TIPS FOR WOMEN AT HOME
  • Women who live alone should list only their last names and initials on their mailboxes and in the telephone directory.
  • Always keep the door locked, even if you are at home and even if you leave the house for just a few minutes.
  • Never open the door automatically after a knock, Ensure that strangers have identified themselves properly before allowing them to enter, Utilize a peep-hole (magic-eye) to verify identification.
  • Leave the light on over the door which you will be using to enter at night. Have your key ready so that the door may be opened immediately.
  • Close curtains at night.
  • Never admit over the phone or to strangers that you will be alone at home.
  • Lifts: If you live in an apartment building where you know most of the residents and find yourself in the lobby with a stranger, let him take the lift first and wait for it to return for you. If you are on the lift and someone’s presence makes you uneasy, get the control panel. If someone attacks, hit the alarm button and press as many buttons as you can so that lift will stop at any of several floors.
  • If a stranger requests the use of your phone, do not let him enter your apartment. Place the call for him instead.
  • If you return home and detect evidence that someone as broken in to your domicile, do not enter the premises and do not scream. Proceed to the closest neighbor's house and phone and police from there.
FOR FREQUENT FEMALE TRAVELERS
  • Travel on well-lit streets and keep your purse out of sight.
  • If you have car trouble in a dark area, lock yourself in and await the arrival of the police.
  • If a stranger stops to give you assistance do not get out of the car. Ask the person to call for help.
  • Do not stop & offer help to stranded motorist.
  • If you suspect that someone is following you, drive to the police station or police picket.
  • Women are urged not to ask for lift under any circumstances.
  • FOUR WHEELER SAFETY
  • Always Double lock your car when entering or leaving it.
  • Mark your car radio and other removable car equipment for identification.
  • Utilize a locking switch lock.
  • Never leave valuables such as cheque books, credit cards, etc, unattended in your car. Lock all valuables in the trunk.
  • Park in a well-lit and busy area.
  • Carry your vehicle registration with you. A thief can use your registration to show "legal" possession of your car.
  • Report suspicious actions, someone peering in to every parked car on the street, someone forcing a vent window or removing gasoline or, license plates.
  • Check the back seat before getting into the car.
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