A Few Tips On Safety in Your Vehicle

 

There a a couple of things you should keep in mind when sitting in a car whether your are a security professional, private investigator or private citizen – things that could protect your from injury or death.

 

First of all if a part of your job involves working on your laptop or making notes or records with a pen and paper or even just talking on your cell phone for a long period of time do not get so engrossed in what you are doing that you do not stay aware of your surroundings and possible threats from others. Take a few minutes to look around once in a while to see who might be observing or approaching you. Don't get paranoid about this – but do stay aware.

 

The second thing is that if you are sitting in your car he keys should be in the ignition, ready to use to start your vehicle if you have to move out quickly and if possible have your emergency brake off so all you have to do is put your car in gear and move quickly.

 

Third, especially if you are in an isolated area or alone and notice that somebody has been watching you it does not hurt to turn your engine in you see somebody walking towards you, again so you can escape quickly if that person or group of persons becomes a threat.

 

Fourth, be cautious when you are sitting in your car and somebody is suddenly outside your vehicle window. This was impressed on me by a friend when I was doing site surveillance work from my Jeep Patriot.

 

He had come up to me and was talking pleasantly to me through the open window when he suddenly pushed his hand through the open window and punched me on the chest twice . "Just a wake up call," he said as he walked away, looking back in utter disbelief at how easy I would have been to take out as he later told me.

 

He made his point. That could have been a knife or some other weapon instead of his fist.

He cautious about who is standing outside your vehicle window – especially if for some reason you might be vulnerable to sudden attack.

 

These are all little points perhaps, but if you keep them in mind and take t he appropriate precautions they could help to protect your from injury or death if somebody does attack you.