How Would You Respond?

If you were a security officer sitting on a lonely street or lane in the early hours of the morning – or at any time for that matter and a car or motorcycle suddenly turned down the street and started towards you then continued passed you and turned around at the end of the lane or street to approach you from the rear how would you respond?

Would sit there and wait for it to pass you again from the rear or stop beside you? Waiting for it to do either of these things could be risky, especially in a dangerous neighbourhood.

A far better response would be to already have your car in motion traveling in the opposite direction of this vehicle by the time is passing you the first time head towards the end of the lane or street.



Then you can either leave the area in as normal a manner as possible until you are sure about the other driver's intentions or turnaround and travel back to meet and pass the other vehicle as it heads towards. This will give you a good opportunity to get a good look at the driver – and if possible – get a picture of the vehicle and plate number with your cell phone camera.

One veteran security professional I know makes a practice of this type of thing and is sure from the reaction of the -- some – of the other drivers – who often wear a mask of anger and confusion – as they invariably leave the area – that he has avoided some unpleasant situations with this tactic. Drivers who have just made a wrong turn might look at little bewildered by your reaction to their approach too but they don't tend to get upset.

It is a little trick that all drivers who find themselves in suddenly uncomfortable situations like this could practice Remember that sitting in a stationary vehicle – especially for any length of time makes you very vulnerable to attack.


Naturally this is not something you are going to do with every vehicle that approaches you while your are parked. The security professional I just mentioned often waits until the vehicle passes him the first time and observes the people inside the other car first. But he already has vehicle idling so all he has to do is throw it into gear if he has to move quickly.



(See Also:  It Could Happen below)