Adopting Safety-Conscious Behavior

A real stay-safe consciousness is easy to practice. One can stay safe in this day and age by adopting safety conscious behavior and being attuned to his surroundings at all times.

This does not imply that one needs to be panicky or fearful about living day-after-day. It just means adopting safety conscious behavior anywhere one is. Protecting oneself is not all that hard once one knows how to stay safe. Using common sense and listening to one's gut instinct is the real key to awareness and protection.

Furthermore, teaching all family members to be mindful of their surroundings is wise protection in this world today. Children are vulnerable to many horrors unless they know what can hurt them. Kids are usually tuned in well to their instincts, so if they are instructed to listen to their gut feelings, they can stay safe.

Protection to Stay Safe at Home: Inside and Outside

When at home, do not ever open the door to a knock unless you see who it is. Install a peep hole in the door. They are very inexpensive and can save a life. When someone knocks, one can see who it is, but the person outside cannot see in. This is a very smart way in adopting safety conscious behavior.

Another stay safe strategy is to choose a family password and use it when coming in. Only give the word to members of family, no one else, and use it all the time. Make the person outside give the password or do not open that door. Change the word every year.

Do not plant shrubs in front of windows, doors, or dark areas where somebody may hide. Make sure windows and doors are locked,even when someone is home. This must be done if one is to stay safe at home.

Lights, Doors, Shades, Locks & Whistles

Place bright lights around the outside of the home and use them from dusk till dawn, Motion lights are great as well. It will cost very little and can help everyone inside stay safe.

After dark, keep windows closed with blinds or drapes, so no one will be able to see inside. Dead bolts are the best locks to install for great protection.

Keep flashlights, candles, matches, and batteries in a safe spot at home in case of emergencies. Also, give all family members a whistle to keep with them at all times for emergencies.

On the Phone, Online, or in Person

Regardless of who says what, never let anyone at the door, online, or on the phone know that someone is home alone. Never, ever give a persons address, phone, or personal information out over the phone, in public, online, or through the door. This is one of the best ways to stay safe.

Never let a child answer the phone unless he knows how to use it properly. Teach youngsters phone rules and be sure they abide by them. Make sure to stay safe by teaching him never to give out names or other info to the caller.Also, teach them to stay safe in the home as well as out of the home.

Stay Safe Neighborhoods

Make the neighborhood and workplace safer by letting the local cops know about any broken out lights on the streets. Make sure that parking areas and vacant lots are kept clean and well lit too.

Get a block party going for keeping a well informed safe neighborhood. Post neighborhood watch signs and families can make a stand that they will not put up with crime!

Start a stay safe group that lets the local government know what needs to be done in the area to keep it safe. The entire neighborhood can join in the adopting safety conscious behavior.

Teach all family members the neighborhood where the police force, fire, public telephones, hospitals, and late night places are at just in case of emergency. List phone numbers by telephones also.

Travel, vehicles, and Safety

Keep the car or other auto one may drive in tip top shape, and be sure to have gas in it at all times to get where one is going and back home safely.

When arriving someplace, put keys away before getting out of the vehicle and when going back to ones car, make sure to have the key ready to use, in your hand. Always carry mace.

When leaving a vehicle be sure to lock the vehicles windows and doors, then check inside, underneath, and outside before getting back into the auto.

In general, do not use parking garages or underground garages. If one must use them, use additional precautions that pertain to using a vehicle and staying safe.

While driving or traveling alone, act as if there is someone else in the vehicle too. Put a pillow and blanket in the back seat, arranged like it is someone resting, or use a dummy in the rider seat. Use a hat, blanket, coat, glasses, and whatever else to make it look real. Talk to the dummy if an uneasy feeling comes or someone is following. Don't laugh! This stay safe strategy has given lots of people protection.

Out In Public & Money

Do not ever expose cash, jewelry, or drugs out where anyone can see them. Put this stuff away out of sight for the best protection. If one really needs to do this, practice adopting safety conscious behavior by concealing what one is doing or turning one's back to any other people.

Never carry over five dollars at any given time to stay safe. Put the money in an account and use a debit card, as it is easy to hide. Same with credit cards. Leave them at home if possible or keep in a real safe spot in apparel one is wearing. Memorize the numbers so they do not get lost on paper.

Never go to an ATM when there are other people around. Wait till everyone leaves. Be very alert and if possible, take someone else too. To stay safe, try to use these machines in daytime hours and inside places that have them.

Carry protection everywhere and use it if need be!

If walking at night, stay on well lit streets, have a buddy if possible. Avoid alleys, woods, parking lots, or any unfamiliar places. If one has to be in this situation, stay safe by carrying a whistle and a stun gun or mace. If attacked, blow the whistle in the person's ears and use a sharp object to poke the eyes, then run, yelling, "fire!". A superb way to stay safe is to carry a small can of hairspray, Lysol spray, bug killer, or some similar product that one can use to blind an attacker. Mace is great too. Aim for the eyes and get away fast!

While waiting for a bus, cab, or other ride, stay alert to what is happening in the environment. If there is unusual activity going on or people acting in ways that make one feel fear, walk away and be ready to scream if need be. Adopting safety conscious behavior means keeping oneself under protection all the time.

In the daylight, use highly traveled paths to and from where one is going. Violence happens in broad daylight at times, so stay safe using the night time tips as well. It never hurts to have protection at all times.

Attacks Can and Do Happen

Always keep a purse on the shoulder, under the arm, close to ones body. Do not let straps dangle from the purse to be an easy target. Keep wallets in front, not back pockets, or inside jacket pockets. Pick pockets are everywhere, so stay safe and do not let them grab.

Adopting safety conscious behavior by wearing comfortable clothing and shoes when out by oneself. Many heels and tight clothes have been advantages to robbers.

Yell "Fire!" when in trouble, or stay safe by praying over and over out loud to distract the attacker. Or whisper a song to confuse him. If one yells other words, make the words loud and clear so anyone can hear that is nearby. Yelling "call 911" Is another one that is good to use.

While walking, if it appears that someone is following, stay safe by walking in the opposite direction and into a safer place, like a store, bank, or other business.

If one is robbed, give the thief what he wants and do not risk getting seriously injured or killed. Make sure to report it to the police. This also helps prevent kidnappers, rapists, etc. for others to deal with.

In summary, it is up to each individual human to protect himself anywhere he may be. It is real simple to stay aware, at all times, of one's surroundings. Be aware and stay safe.