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9 Critical Safety Rules for Women: Your Mini Guide To Safety

March 15, 2012 by Surabhi 41 Comments

I read this long before but never cared to post it here unless something horrible happened with a very dear friend of mine. We women are vulnerable to road side eve teasing, chain snatching and many more terrible attacks. In a country like ours that does very little for women’s safety, it becomes our own responsibility to safeguard ourselves.

Please share it further to spread the word.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
 
2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you,and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.

AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine and speed into anything,wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run.

It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
 
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work,and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you(a running target) 4 in 100 times;and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN,Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped,or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer,was a good-looking, well educated man,who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her
‘Whatever you do,DO NOT open the door..’ The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window,and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said,’We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do,DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night.

10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors! Please pass this on This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America ‘s Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana
I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life.A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle..
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better to be safe than sorry..

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Comments

  1. subhorup dasgupta says

    March 15, 2012 at 4:21 am

    Great tips, Surabhi. Wonder if the way to creating a world that is safe is possible. We still are one of the few societies that are trusting by default. I hope we will be able to keep it that way.

    Reply
  2. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 15, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Subhorup,

    And even I doubt if a completely safe world is possible. After all, nothing is complete!

    Reply
  3. Rajalakshmi Murali says

    March 15, 2012 at 5:34 am

    Wow Great Tips mam.. i was enrolled (read forced)by my dad for self defense training. There, my coach used to tell me 'n' no of times, "when u think ur in trouble only 'maan'(deer in tamil) karate will help" 😀 😛 i.e., Just run like a deer in the opposite direction. however trained u might be it is d safest option…

    Reply
  4. Rajalakshmi Murali says

    March 15, 2012 at 5:36 am

    BTW… i am going to email this article to my friends.. hope u wont mind.. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Rajani says

    March 15, 2012 at 6:10 am

    Nice Post Surabhi 🙂 I just now forwarded this to all my friends and colleagues….

    Reply
  6. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 15, 2012 at 7:52 am

    Thank you Rajani. 🙂

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  7. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 15, 2012 at 7:53 am

    Rajalakshmi..

    Plz forward it. I will be glad and you can call me Surabhi. I like my nane! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Monisha says

    March 15, 2012 at 9:21 am

    thanks a lot surabhi for this post……shall forward to my friends….totally in love with all your posts……too good to relate to and read.thanks again for these women-centric posts..

    Reply
  9. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 15, 2012 at 9:51 am

    Monisha..

    Thanks for sharing it with friends and thanks for the sweet comment.

    Please share the blog with your friends.

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    March 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Great post..These are things that everybody forgets..

    Reply
  11. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 15, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks dear. Please share it with your friends.

    Reply
  12. Nafisa says

    March 16, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    These are all such amazing points!! So easy to implement but we seldom do! Constant vigilance! We women need to be more conscious of all safety precautions! I especially loved the line "better to be paranoid than dead!" 😀

    Reply
  13. EVE-O-LUTION says

    March 16, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    woww I'm so sharing this 🙂

    Reply
  14. Surabhi says

    March 17, 2012 at 3:51 am

    Yeah Nafisa..

    I found all of these to be very true and critically important. Do share it with your friends. and thanks for being here. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Surabhi says

    March 17, 2012 at 3:54 am

    Evolution,

    Thanks for sharing it. Please help in spreading the word. 🙂

    Thank youuuuuu!!!!

    Reply
  16. Surabhi says

    March 20, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Please go ahead and share it. Also share it with me. 🙂

    I want this word to reach many more women. ANd thanks for writing.

    Reply
  17. angel charm says

    June 14, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    i shared on facebook, thanks for sharing such informative tips, but the truth is when such thing happens we panic and our brain stop working

    Reply
  18. Surabhi says

    June 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    My pleasure Angel.. and please go ahead and share it. It will help in spreading the awareness.

    Reply
  19. Ash says

    June 17, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    wow, surabhi, this is a great post…. really informative and interesting… taking on from the above comment, i'd like to share this on facebook too….

    Reply
  20. Surabhi Surendra says

    June 18, 2012 at 7:56 am

    Dear Ash.. please share it and spread the word!

    Reply
  21. Amit Ganguly says

    September 13, 2012 at 6:56 am

    All the points you have mentioned here are great tips.More so, keeping Pepper spray and knowing a bit of Marshall art must help.Although main thing should be to keep your mind calm even at the face of danger.A composed minds figures out Common sense well enough.

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  22. Surabhi Surendra says

    September 13, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Dear Amit, yeah, I also think these are some basic yet very important tips one should keep in mind. And pepper spray is a must. I totally agree with you on both the point that you mentioned.

    Reply
  23. Sabyasachi Patra | Tales from Wild India says

    September 15, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    These are some awesome tips. I read it with interest. This is true for everybody and not only for the woman.

    Reply
  24. Ghazala Hossain says

    September 17, 2012 at 8:43 am

    Very useful tips. A lone woman is always the target. Thank you for sharing 😀

    Reply
  25. Surabhi Surendra says

    September 24, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Yeah, these tips are meant for everyone..

    Reply
  26. Surabhi Surendra says

    September 24, 2012 at 9:00 am

    Hey Ghazala.. so nice to see you here dear. I am glad you liked the post. I hope we make use of some the tactics mentioned here..

    Reply
  27. AI says

    December 19, 2012 at 10:25 am

    Thanks Surabhi. But unfortunately, I still don't feel safe.

    Reply
  28. Shilpa shri says

    December 19, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Surabhi thanks for sharing this as we are unaware of some points. And shared with my friends!

    Reply
  29. Sumathi says

    December 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Hi Surabhi,

    Thanks for sharing this. I suppose it would be helpful to certain extent.
    I have shared this post with my friends. Wanted to ask if i can post this
    information on my blog.

    Reply
  30. Surabhi says

    December 19, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Sumathi, please feel free to share this. Go ahead. 🙂

    Reply
  31. Surabhi says

    December 19, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    yeah! 🙁 I know these are just precautionary steps.. they dont gaurantee anything..

    Reply
  32. Surabhi says

    December 19, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Hey Shilpa.. thanks for sharing it. You are such a sweetheart! 🙂 stay around.

    Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    December 21, 2012 at 9:16 am

    Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  34. indu chhibber says

    March 25, 2013 at 3:13 am

    Your tips are really invaluable-they can be very helpful& many are little known too!

    Reply
  35. Surabhi Surendra says

    March 25, 2013 at 8:04 am

    HI Indu, I am glad you found them useful.

    Reply
  36. Outsource-safety says

    July 5, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    Safety is really important to everyone, but the most priority should be for the ladies. Thanks for sharing valuable tips with us.

    Reply
  37. Surabhi says

    July 5, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Glad you found it useful!

    Reply
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  40. Anish Vasudevan says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    Great job surabhi..
    u rock…

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  41. Anish Vasudevan says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Great tips surabhi mam.
    By hearing all this I really feel ashamed of being a man..
    I promise I would do anything to help a woman in need..

    Reply

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