Last week at the #SAFE4MeConference2018 I spoke on situational awareness and how it keeps us safe. After that a parent spoke to me about an incident where the driver of a car stepped down to do something and some other people came into the car and drove away. There was a child in the car who had been playing on a mobile device but she saw when the people entered the car and knew this wasn’t their family driver. Eventually she got saved. Imagine all that could have gone wrong in this scenario?
We are officially winding down the year and have entered the festive scene as you can see from the build up of traffic in some areas. This is also the time a lot of miscreants try to play a fast one on unsuspecting citizens. Can we totally stop them? Maybe not but we can become more situationally aware on our roads and reduce our eligibility of falling prey
Here are some tips
1) Do not leave children unattended in the car. Asides the fact a thief/kidnapper can drive off with them in the car, if they accidentally lock themselves in the car, they can die from heat
2) Always keep valuables out of sight on the roads. You can have a dummy purse and phone such that if robbers waylay you in traffic and ask for them, you can hand it over knowing it’s the fake. They won’t be opening the purses to check which is real or fake at that time
3) Always be alert and conscious of your environment when in traffic. Keep car doors locked and windows up. If your air conditioning is not working, you need to be watchful to know when to raise your windows
4) Teach your kids to stay calm and not distract you on the roads as distraction could lead to accidents. Do not allow them to stand instead keep them engaged in activities
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