3. Moving About
Tip 121 Be careful about lending aid
“Accidents” are unexpected events.
They are often staged to distract or draw
in potential victims. If you should be near
an accident, be alert that it may be a set-
up. Even if the accident is not staged, it
may attract criminals who see it as an
opportunity. If you do decide to lend aid,
be especially cautious if a request for help
involves more then calling for assistance.
4. Moving About
Tip 122 Don’t give money to panhandlers
When you give money to a panhandler it
shows not only that you have money but also
makes it apparent where you keep it.
5. Moving About
Tip 123 Stay away from strangers in vehicles
Don’t approach a vehicle to offer directions,
and never lean into a vehicle occupied by
unfamiliar people.
6. Moving About
Tip 124 Don’t conduct business on the street
Don’t conduct any kind of business on the street. This
giving directions, making change, or signing petitions. You are
doing business on the street, you are stationary preoccupied.
You are vulnerable.
7. Moving About
Tip 125 Say “No”
The only word to use when confronting strangers in public, if you
choose to respond, is “No.” If someone asks for, say, “No.” If someone
asks for directions, say, “No.”
“No” may seem an inappropriate response to a question as, “Where
is the bank?” but it is the right response in a question as, “Where is the
bank?” but it is the right response in an questions from strangers on the
street. If it makes you seem uncooperative, well, that’s the idea.
8. Moving About
Tip 126 or better yet, say nothing
An even better approach to responding to strangers in
public places is to not answer at all. This is especially true
when traveling in a country were the language is not your
native tongue. If you respond, you may not only have marked
yourself as a cooperative victim, but as a foreigner as well.
9. Moving About
Tip 127 Carry a deterrent
Carry a deterrent and have it readily available to use.
10. Moving About
Tip 128 Don’t patronize (support, use) prostitutes
A frequently unreported and often unacknowledged hazard of
business travel is the hiring of others for sex. This practice is extremely
dangerous. Almost everything about it puts travelers risk-closeness to
strangers, isolation, darkness, the exchange of body fluids, the use of
alcohol or other drugs, and cash transactions. (Woman travelers are
probably at even greater risk because it is generally the case that their
partners are physically strong.)
12. Carrying Valuables
Tip 129 Carry vital(important) documents next to your skin
Important, difficult-to-replace documents such as passport,
airline ticket, and the like belong under your clothes, next to
your skin, in the front.
13. Carrying Valuables
Tip 130 Stay “in touch” with your property
Stay in physical contact with your
luggage, briefcase, purse, and other paraphernalia (your
belongings). When you put them down, set them in front of you
and rest and arm or leg against them so that if they move, you’ll
know it.
14. Carrying Valuables
Tip 131 If you can’t touch it, watch it
When you must become separated from your possession
as for instance, you pass through a security check point at a
transportation terminal, keep your eyes on your belongings
and retrieve them as soon as possible. Don’t relinquish your
belongings unless and until you have an unobstructed path to
where they can be reclaimed.
15. Carrying Valuables
Tip 132 Mark less valuable, but important luggage
Mark your luggage in some bold way so that from a
distance, you can easily distinguish if from other people’s
luggage as it gets loaded/unloaded from taxi, buses, or
limousines even at night.
16. Carrying Valuables
Tip 133 Monitor movement of your luggage
If you must place your belongings in separate luggage
impartment's during transit, make sure you monitor their
movements so that they move as you do-in and out of
vehicles, in and out of hotel lobbies, in and out of secured
storage.
17. Carrying Valuables
Tip 134 Get claim checks
If you travel in a separate vehicle than your luggage, or if
you must have it removed from your sight, get a claim check it.
Write the time of day and name of the attendant on the claim
check.
18. Carrying Valuables
Tip 135 Carry your purse closed
If a purse is easy for you to open, it is easy for others to
been as well. A securable purse has a zipper closure and a flap
that folds over the zippered opening, fastening at the bottom.
19. Carrying Valuables
Tip 136 Secure your purse with a strap
If you carry a purse, make it a shoulder
bag with a hefty strap. Put the strap over
your shoulder on the same side as your
purse is carried. You could put the strap
across to the opposite shoulder to be more
secure. However, in the across-the-body
that technique, your purse may be so well
secured to your body that if someone were
grab it and run, you could be seriously
injured.
20. Carrying Valuables
Tip 137 Keep your purse close
Carry your purse securely between your arm and your
body with the flab folded over to the inside. If you wear a
coat, put the strap of your purse over your shoulder before
putting on your coat.
21. Carrying Valuables
Tip 138 Carry a small purse
A large purse is a better target for a
criminal than is a small one. If you need
to carry a purse, consider substituting a
waist pack with the pouch worn in front.
It is a more difficult target for a thief and
allows you to keep your hands free.
22. Carrying Valuables
Tip 139 If he grabs your purse, let it go
The reason for securing your purse is to
discourage criminals from assaulting you to
get access to it. If your purse appears to be
securely held and difficult to access, a
criminal will look elsewhere. You will also
discourage criminals who use razors to cut
through purses to remove their contents.
Nevertheless, if an assailant does grab
your purse, let him have it. If you are carrying
only that which you need for your trip, your
purse and its contents are trivial compared to
your personal safety.
23. Carrying Valuables
Tip 140 Carry your wallet in a front pocket
Most men carry their wallets in a rear
pocket of their trousers or in the inside (usually
left side) pocket of a suit or sport coat. If
crowed conditions – elevators, public
transportation, lines at airports and trains
stations – rear trouser and inside coat pockets
are easily accessible to practiced criminals.
Keep your wallet in a pocket in the front of
your pants or in a pouch concealed under your
clothing.