How to avoid becoming a driveway robbery statistic
Turn off your radio when you're 2km from home so you can be more aware of your environment.
When you are arriving at, or leaving your home, you are at one of the most vulnerable points of your journey. Unfortunately, driveway robbery is a reality of everyday life.
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Follow these basic safety tips on how to avoid a driveway robbery and what to should you fall prey to one.
How to avoid a driveway robbery:
• Turn off your radio when you’re 2km from home so you can be more aware of your environment.
• Be familiar with your area; get to know the newspaper sellers on the corner, for example.
• Notice how people dress. If a newspaper seller or hawker is wearing overalls that seem new, he might not be who he appears to be.
• If at all possible, reverse in to your driveway, it makes your exit just that little bit safer.
Do’s and don’t’s:
• If a driveway robber confronts you, put up your hands immediately. Don’t try to grab your bag or cellphone – it may look like you’re reaching for a firearm.
• Stay calm, listen to the armed robber and obey commands.
• Don’t look the driveway robber in the eye.
• Don’t pretend not to have a bag or wallet. If the driveway robber finds out you’re lying, he might hurt you in anger or out of frustration.
• Don’t throw your keys away. It will just make your attacker angry.
• If you lie face down outside the car he might not force you to get back in.
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