The two greatest dangers to you on the road are: your own behavior and drunk/reckless drivers. Be smart. Wear a seat belt. Drive responsibly. You know what to do.

   You must take a strong public stand against drunk driving. Speak up in your community. The Germans have it right. For the first offense, you lose your license for a year. For the second offense, you never drive again. Any questions?

   Drunk drivers don't care about you. Road ragers don't care about you. Speeders don't care about you. They care about themselves. In defense, you must care about yourself and anyone else in your car. When you're at the wheel, you are the captain.

   Losers are always in a hurry. They can't manage their lives properly. They are losers. If they are late, someone is going to yell at them. They need to drive, talk on the phone and comb their hair all at once. Think of yourself as a leader. The leader is organized and disciplined. The leader can afford to be patient.

   If some idiot wants to risk spending ten years or more in jail to get your car, give it to him. The chances are you will get your car back and, if not, you'll get a new car.

• Best anti-theft devices are those that are visible - stickers, steering wheel locks.
• Have a panic button on your key ring that activates lights and alarm.
• If someone approaches your car - drive off - honk the horn, flash the lights.
• Never hitchhike - take rides from strangers - never pick up hitchhikers.
• Remove valuable objects from your car.
• Don't be a good Samaritan - make a call on your cell phone.
• Always have a cell phone with you.
• At the half empty mark, fill up your gas tank.
• Have an extra set of keys with you or in a magnetic box under the car.
• Your key should open the drivers' door and not all doors.
• Keep your car in good running condition.
• Always roll up the windows and lock car doors, even if you're coming right back.
• Check inside and out before getting in. Look under the car as you approach.
• Check your surroundings before getting out of your car.
• Do not leave your car running while you are in a store.
• If you think someone is following you, don't head home. Drive to the nearest police or fire station, gas station, or other open business to get help. Use your cell phone.
• Lock your door immediately before you start your car.
• If you get lost, retrace your route and drive back in the same direction you came.
• If you live in a high crime area, invest in a locking gas cap.
• Be sure that the hook-locking mechanism is operated from inside your car.
• If you are dropping off passengers, wait until they are safely inside their door.
• Don't exist highways where in unfamiliar areas where there is heavy graffiti.
• Don't stop at stores with teens or others loitering outside.
• You are always safer in a moving car than stopped.
• If you are being attacked at your car and cannot retreat, go underneath the car.
• Be aware of vanity plates, clothing or magazines that can identify you by your sex.
• Never drive drunk.
• Never get in a car with a drunk driver.
• Warn your children again and again, about drinking and driving.

• First step in another crime
• Joy ride is a crime of opportunity
• Luxury cars can be a quick source of cash
• Gang may require as a rite of passage
• Alarms and anti-theft devices make it harder to steal unoccupied cars

• Intersections controlled by stoplights or signs.
• Garages, parking lots, shopping malls, and grocery stores.
• Self-serve gas stations and car washes.
• ATMs (automated teller machines).
• Residential driveways and streets as people get into and out of cars.
• Highway ramps where drivers must slow down

• Scream
• Beep the horn
• Turn on the wipers
• Blast the radio
• Drive through the light
• Unless there is a child in the car - give it up.
• Try to remember what the carjacker looked like.

• Crash the car - crash it immediately at 10 mph
• Draw attention
• Make him want to escape

• You can still maneuver, if you can see the bottom of the tires of the car in front of you.
• Drive in the center lane to make it harder for carjackers to approach the car.
• Get away from the area as quickly as possible.
• Report the crime immediately to the police.
• If you're being followed:
• Make four right turns - going completely around the block.
• Get off the highway except in bad areas.
• Get to an open business.
• Drive to the nearest police station or to a busy, well-lighted area.

• Become deadweight - pretend to faint.
• If you think he's going to kill you - fight back with all you've got.

• Pull your car way off the road.
• Use your cell phone to call for help.
• Remain inside your vehicle.
• Keep the doors locked and the windows up until help arrives.
• To signal distress, put up the hood, tie a white rag to the antenna or display a sign.
• A woman alone does not want to raise the hood and draw attention to her situation.
• If someone stops, don't leave the vehicle; ask them to call the police or a service provider.
• Don't cross the highway.
• At night or in an isolated location, drive to a populated well lit area to exchange papers.
• Accident - don't give your license - give your work address and phone number and the
• number of your insurance company.
• Walk only if you can see a specific safe destination.
• If you do get out of the car, take your keys and purse.
• Learn basic auto mechanics.
• Don't try to repair a flat or make repairs in a bad area.

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• Use valet parking when available.
• Try to park in a garage with an attendant.
• Park in well lit attended areas
• Park close to an entrance
• Carry your keys in your hand
• Always lock your car and roll the windows up all the way.
• Look under the car from a distance
• Check the floor and front and back seats before getting in.
• Lock your car even before putting on your seat belt.
• Avoid parking near dumpsters, trees, trucks, or anywhere that limits your visibility.
• If someone is after you, run around the car while yelling, FIRE!
• Don't allow your children to play in parking lots or parking garages
• Leave only the ignition key, with no identification.
• Don't park next to a van's sliding door.
• Be suspicious of anyone approaching your vehicle.
• Always leave the car windows up.
• Park your vehicle in a well-lighted area. Put radar detectors and cellular telephones out of sight.
• Always load your packages in the car before you put the kids inside.

• Stay in your vehicle unless you're ordered to get out.
• Don't make any sudden movements that could be misinterpreted.
• Sit quietly, with both hands on the steering wheel, in full view.
• Cooperate fully with the police.
• If your license/registration isn't handy, tell the cop before scrambling to get it.
• If you have an excuse for being pulled over, speak calmly and respectfully.

• Pull a good distance off the road and put on your emergency flasher.
• Call for help on your cell phone.
• Warn oncoming traffic and send someone for the police and an ambulance immediately.
• If engines of the vehicles involved in the collision are running, switch them off.
• Don't move the victims.
• Try to keep victims warm and comfortable until help arrives.

• Mark your name, boat name and port on all deck chairs, flotation gear, and other loose items
• Electronic instruments, communication gear and other valuables should be permanently inscribed with your driver's license number and state.
• Keep a complete inventory and photos to include a description, serial number and model number, and manufacturer of your boat, engine, sails, equipment, gear, radio, and TV.
• Replace spring-latch locking assembly with dead-bolt type lock.
• Install lugs in the hinge-plates to prevent opening the door by removing hinge pins.
• Close or cover any gaps that could allow prying.
• Lay wooden dowels in the tracks of sliding windows.
• Add a back-up piece and solid brass hasp to make the forward hatch more difficult to open.
• Install an alarm system to ward off intruders.
• Magnetic or pressure switches on doors, windows, hatches, and holds, etc.
• At entrance points and in front of the operating console can activate the alarm.
• A kill switch can double as an alarm-disarming switch.
• Please note that magnetic switches affect the calibration of compasses and should never be used near any instrument mountings.
• Avoiding leaving loose gear visible in open boats or on the decks of enclosed boats.
• Keep radios, television sets and other items of value away from windows and out of sight.

• Secure your boat to the dock with a hardened alloy steel chain or vinyl covered aircraft type cable.
• Chain your boat to something secure with an equally secure chain.
• Reinforce cleats or eyebolts with aluminum or plywood plates using one-way bolts and locknuts.
• On small open boats, run the chain under a seat.

• Investigate security measures taken at the marina.
• Encourage the use of security officers, and controlled access.
• Promote adequate all-night lighting at your marina.
• Use automatic timers on your boat to turn on a light and a radio.
• Get to know the people at your marina.
• Encourage watchfulness and attentiveness.
• Challenge strangers who look like they do not belong.