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Subject: Good advice!
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:12:47 -0500
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I just received this and thought it had some good advice.
Love, Susan
Car-Jacking
=20
Here is some car safety advice when you are traveling alone!!
I headed for home by myself at approximately 10pm. I was...between exits...=
when a car pulled into the right most lane beside me I was in the center lan=
e and started matching speeds with me. After a minute, I tried to slow down =
so he would pass. He slowed, too. I regained my previous speed, and he spe=
d up with me.
Finally after a few minutes of this, he pulled slightly ahead of me, rolled =
down his window and motioned towards my tire as though something was wrong.
The man had already begun to make me nervous by driving along side me for so=
me distance on the mostly empty highway, and now my training took over.
"This man is trying to get me off the road by myself here in the dark," I th=
ought.
This, in case you are unfamiliar with the area, is basically the middle of n=
owhere. I know my car. I am very careful with maintenance, and I am an exp=
erienced driver. I know what a flat tire feels like. I knew my car was fin=
e. I put on my turn signal and moved to the right-most lane behind the man =
anyway and slowed down slightly (there is always the chance that something c=
ould have been wrong, better to be prepared). The other car pulled onto the =
shoulder and started slowing down.
Now I knew he was definitely trying to get me to pull over. I passed him, h=
e swerved back on the road and drove right behind me. At the next exit, the=
re were two gas stations. They were well lit and there were a few people th=
ere. I exited, he followed. Not only this, but a car I had not previously n=
oticed, that was in front of us suddenly swerved off the exit when I put my =
turn signal on. I know this scenario. I grew up in some pretty bad areas.
I have had training in this. At this point, everything I had learned was in =
control. I decided not to stop anywhere.
By now there was absolutely no doubt that my car was fine. When we approache=
d the stop sign at the dark, empty intersection after the gas stations, the =
car ahead of me put on his left turn signal and stopped. I checked for traff=
ic as I approached the intersection, then pulled around him to the right, an=
d headed straight back for the highway. Both the car that had been ahead an=
d the one that had been following me turned left across the highway and did =
not pursue further.
I have now carefully checked my car in a safe place when I knew I was no lon=
ger being followed. It is in perfect condition. This is a classic scenario =
for car jackers to use at night. I feel lucky that I was well prepared and =
didn't have to think too much about what to do.
1.=09Don't ever let yourself be caught between two cars. Car jackers often w=
ork in pairs, attempting to corner your vehicle.
2.=09Don't ever pull off the road at night by yourself in a dark,unpopulated =
place.
3.=09Carry a cell phone - I'm going to get one!!
4.=09Stay calm. Don't try any tricks. If you are in an accident, you are v=
ulnerable.
5.=09Remember that most criminals want easy victims... DON'T LET YOURSELF B=
ECOME ONE!!!
6.=09Make sure you find out how to react BEFORE you are in the situation!
These situations are unfortunately real and dangerous. Thinking about it whe=
n it happens is too late!
7.=09ALWAYS make sure you do not stop until you are CERTAIN that help is pre=
sent (i.e., even if you are in a slight accident, head straight for the poli=
ce station, and don't stop until you are there. Car jackers often slightly =
damage vehicles by bumping them from the rear to try to get the driver to ge=
t out.
=20
GOOD ENOUGH TO READ? PASS IT ON!=20
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