Car Security:
Escaping Carjacking

True car security means knowing how to escape from a carjacking.

When Virginia Brewer stopped her car at a Columbus OH stop sign, a man with a knife jumped into her unlocked car and forced her to drive. She swerved her car and slammed on the brakes, hurling the man into the dashboard, stunning him. She then escaped on foot.

When Jessica Paret stopped at a traffic light in Miami, a gunman thrust himself through a window, demanding her car. She drove away with the man hanging on, and he shot her four times. She slammed on the brakes, he fell from the car and fled.

Somebody behind her frantically flashed their headlights. Thinking there was something wrong with her car, she pulled over. A man walked up, flashed a gun, and took her to a lonely spot where he raped her.

Your Car Security Options:
ESCAPING from a CARJACKING

Car security means giving up the car instantly and running away to escape! They usually prefer your absence anyway. Avoid eye contact, move slowly and never argue. However, if you have passengers (especially females), forcefully say, “You can have the car and our money but we’re leaving.” (Say this as though you expect it.) Females should try to exit through a door away from the carjackers. Or:

Floor the gas pedal, then jam the brakes! If a gunman jumps into your car, make him crash into the dashboard (he likely won’t have his seatbelt on) so you can flee – as Virginia Brewer did in the above story. (Better yet, keep your doors locked beforehand.) Or:

Crash and run! If a gunman jumps into your car, accelerate to crash into anything such as hedges, a tree, a ditch - then get out and flee. (Better yet for car security, keep your doors locked beforehand.) See Kidnapping and Kidnap Survival for more details.

As a woman pulled out of her parking space, a man trotted toward her, telling her that her brake lights weren’t working. They opened her trunk to check for loose wires. Suddenly he shoved her into the trunk, slammed it shut and drove her away. Again, see Kidnapping and Kidnap Survival.

Andrian Marguiles was driving out of an Annapolis MD parking lot when two teens jumped in front of his truck. He slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting them, until one teen pointed a handgun at him. Mr. Marguiles kept his cool, stepped on the gas, ducked down and sped away.

If you’re in car, with doors locked and motor running, then it’s best not to take off. If they have guns, there might be some shooting. But that would be better than getting out of your car. You don't know if they just want to take your car. There's an argument for either way. Weighing these two things, your best bet is to escape.

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