We have touched on the awareness of having a working vehicle now let Us go on to other aspects of awareness. Awareness of where you are and what is going on around you.
Just because you are in familiar territory does not mean nothing can happen to you.
What do you do when you drive through an area you know is dangerous? You lock your doors, do you not? You look at everybody in the area, especially when you stop at a light.
You are aware that you are in an area that could be a potential threat to you. You act accordingly; you take some measures to ensure that you get out of that area alive.
So how come you do not do this every time you go out? The reason you do not is because you are comfortable with the areas you are familiar with and frequent most often. You do not perceive an immediate threat. If you do not perceive an immediate threat you will never see it coming.
Most crimes, robberies and assaults are crimes of opportunity. You do not have to do anything wrong, all you have to do is just be there at the time. This is why you should be just as aware of what is going on around you on your home turf as you are in unfamiliar areas.
Look around before you get out of your car. If someone or something does not look right, move. Park somewhere else or come back later.
Develop the habit of looking around all the time. It does not matter how many times you may have been to the same place. Take a second before you get out of your car. What is going on in the parking lot around you? Can you see into the store you are about to enter? Are the employees acting normal? Is anything out of place?
Use them eyeballs. Oftentimes they are your first line of defense.
Just because you are in familiar territory does not mean nothing can happen to you.
What do you do when you drive through an area you know is dangerous? You lock your doors, do you not? You look at everybody in the area, especially when you stop at a light.
You are aware that you are in an area that could be a potential threat to you. You act accordingly; you take some measures to ensure that you get out of that area alive.
So how come you do not do this every time you go out? The reason you do not is because you are comfortable with the areas you are familiar with and frequent most often. You do not perceive an immediate threat. If you do not perceive an immediate threat you will never see it coming.
Most crimes, robberies and assaults are crimes of opportunity. You do not have to do anything wrong, all you have to do is just be there at the time. This is why you should be just as aware of what is going on around you on your home turf as you are in unfamiliar areas.
Look around before you get out of your car. If someone or something does not look right, move. Park somewhere else or come back later.
Develop the habit of looking around all the time. It does not matter how many times you may have been to the same place. Take a second before you get out of your car. What is going on in the parking lot around you? Can you see into the store you are about to enter? Are the employees acting normal? Is anything out of place?
Use them eyeballs. Oftentimes they are your first line of defense.
