Personal Security Alarm
vs
Safety Whistle

A Personal Security Alarm (a.k.a. noisemaker or screamer) calls for help while scaring off an attacker – on the street or in a parking lot. A safety whistle (like a kid's, coach's, or referee's) does the same thing. Which one is best for you?

Pros and Cons of a
SAFETY WHISTLE

The downside: stops sounding when you stop blowing (while maneuvering for escape). And, it has a cord for hanging it around your neck (which can be used to strangle you).

[But if you do rely on a safety whistle, instead of a cord (lanyard), use a common beaded-metal chain – it breaks too easily for strangling. Or wear a whistle on a wrist bracelet.]

Pros and Cons of a
PERSONAL SECURITY ALARM

The downside: costs more and has a battery that needs replacing occasionally.

All things considered, an alarm is your best choice – especially if used with Pepper Spray:

The best alarms continue shrieking until deactivated by reinserting a pin in a hole. And most attackers won’t chase after a noisy target.

Always walk on the street or in parking lots prepared for action. On your keychain, keep pepper spray and an alarm quickly at-hand, ready for predators looking for easy prey. (See Survival Options - Kidnapping for dealing with a predator with a gun.) In your car, with your keys now in the ignition, keep another unit of spray as a back-up within easy reach in your console.

NOTICE

Related pages:
Best Pepper Spray | Parking Lot Safety | Emergency Button | Street Crime | Personal-Devices | Outdoor Safety - Friendly Predators | Outdoor Safety - Force Predators | Outdoor Safety - Facing Danger | Senior Safety Products | Security Products - Overview

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