TIPS FOR MANAGING
YOUR SAFETY
Please share with those you care
for.
Capt. Balasubramaniam
who is an expert on rescue and survival shared this with some attendees
in one of his programmes. What he emphasized was that we should never
put ourselves in a dangerous and vulnerable position and this usually
just entails some common sense and alertness most of the time. Of course
things do happen no matter how careful you are.
At the Car
Park:
Do not walk towards your car.
Walk towards the next car or the car opposite. Do lock your car immediately you get
in and drive off ASAP. Please don’t check your cellphone, your makeup,
etc.
At the ATM:
Use your
ring finger to key in your pin, as the rest
of the fingers will cover the keypad. Do not count your money at the
ATM. After all it’s not going to give you what it owes to you.
In a Taxi:
Pretend to make a
phone call to your friend/husband informing them where you are, what
time you are expected, the color of taxi, taxi no etc. you must of
course talk within earshot of the driver.
If you live
alone:
Do get some men’s clothing’s
and shoes. Hang them out with your own laundry! Leave the men’s shoes
outside your house. Do leave radio/TV
on. Do be suspicious if you receive calls
that seem to have got the wrong number.
If you have husbands who
travel regularly: Do drive his
car when he is not around as opportunists will notice that his
car is dusty and in the same spot for many days.
If you
have children tell
them:
Never to
post photos of your new car on Facebook. Never to reveal that they are
‘home
alone’ or parents are away. Also, get
the telephone number of the police station in your area and list it as
the first number in your phone
contact list rather than list it under P.Calling 999 in an emergency
will be a futile attempt.
1. Keeping a loudhailer at
home would be more effective than screaming and shouting for help in an
emergency.
2. Install sensor
lights
3. Pepper spray - they have
a shelf life. So you must check the expiry date otherwise it will fail
you when you need to use it! Capt. Bala recommends that pepper sprays must
be
a. Water based
b. Must be US made
with finger ring on the bottom
c. Must have double casing.
4. Alarm
padlocks.
4. Throw some
thumbtacks onto the ceiling for those who live in link
houses.
Burglars can easily climb in from the roof by removing some roof
tiles.
If you are ever, so unfortunate
to have your bag snatched, do not struggle with the assailant.
Let go and do not chase after them.
Neither should your husband/boyfriend/son.
When you drop your friend/loved
ones home, especially those who live in apartments, get them to text you once they are inside the
safety of their homes. I think we should drill this in to our sons who
drop off their girlfriends.
SMASH AND GRAB ROBBERS ATTACKED
ABOUT 5 CASES A DAY FROM MAY TO JUNE 2012
WHAT IS THE STATISTIC FOR JULY?
HAVE YOU TINTED YOUR CAR YET??
DO YOU ALWAYS WAKE UP LATE &
YOU LIKE TO RUSH DAILY???
Please make sure you are not
adding to this statistic.
1. Do not rush from work or
to work. Breathe! Start early.
2. Put your valuables away,
and carry less in your handbag. Get a debit card. Consolidate your
banking accounts.
3. Forget about all these
labelled bags until Malaysia
gets peaceful again
4. Never talk on your
cellphone, and I mean never when
driving
5. Pay attention to pillion
driver that operate in pairs. At traffic lights, keep a distance from the car in
front of you.
If they attack you, just
swerve you car
at
them. HONK, HONK, HONK Loud - they
could have tailed you.
6. Try not to wear too much
jewelry, ie. big gold, flashy loopy earrings and long gold chain- you
will be asking to be grabbed, and they will smash from the
right.
7. Avoid big gold bangles
and expensive fancy watches
8. Keep a pair of sunglasses
and wear them when driving, but not at night
9. Plan your
diary well, smash and grab robbers attack people even when there are two
of you in the car.
10. These robbers attack mostly from 7.00 to 10
am
and also from 4 to 7.00pm - Peak, rush
hours.