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Transportation
Safety Tips
PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN
WALKING OR JOGGING
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Avoid
walking or jogging alone at night unless absolutely necessary.
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Keep to well
lit, commonly traveled routes.
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Avoid
shortcuts and dark, isolated areas.
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Move
purposefully, know where you are going, project a
no-nonsense image.
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Avoid
potentially dangerous situations.
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If you feel
threatened, cross the street, locate an emergency phone,
or enter a store or place of business even if you have
just left it.
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Have your
door keys ready; carry them in your pockets, not buried in
a purse.
PROTECT YOUR AUTO or
BICYCLE
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Always lock
your car. Never leave the windows down while it is
unattended.
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Do not leave
tempting valuables or property visible inside the car.
Lock these items in the trunk.
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Lock bikes
to bike racks with hardened-alloy locks and chains or
u-shaped locks to prevent thefts.
PROTECTING YOURSELF WHEN
DRIVING
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Look into
your car before getting in. Lock doors and roll up windows
once inside for protection.
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Never pick
up strangers.
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Carry change
for emergency calls. 911 is a free call.
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Drive to a
police or fire station or open place of business if you
feel you are being followed.
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Do not stop
to help occupants of stopped or disabled vehicles.
Continue driving to the nearest phone and call assistance
for them.
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Raise the
hood, then lock yourself into your car if it breaks down.
If someone stops and offers you help, remain in your car
and ask them to phone for help. Do not worry about seeming
rude.
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Head injuries account
for more than 60% of bicycle-related deaths, more than
two-thirds of bicycle-related hospital admissions and about
one-third of hospital emergency room visits for bicycling
injuries. Wearing a properly fitted bicycle helmet will help
reduce the chance of head injury by 85%.
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