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Outdoor Safety Tips for Women:
Force Predators
&
Street Survival

Outdoor Safety means learning to avoid the traps of Force Predators. Sometimes they first approach you as Friendly Predators, then suddenly switch.

She often did her laundry late at night in the building where she’d lived for years. She recognized a neighbor hanging around the basement laundry room, but didn’t worry. Suddenly he turned off the light and closed the door. Total darkness. He got behind her, smashed her against the dryers, and dragged her behind the machines. Nobody could hear her screams.

Outdoor Safety AMBUSH ZONES

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• Don’t go alone to laundry rooms in apartment buildings.
• Use fire stairwells only in a true emergency.
• Be wary of going alone into public restrooms.
• See Elevator Safety in Apartment Security.
Parking lots have lots of hiding spots. Assume someone is always watching you. See Parking Lot Safety.
• Avoid stairwells or elevators in parking garages. Instead, walk in the middle of ramps.
Shopping malls and ATMs are magnets for criminals. They know you have money.
Parks and wilderness areas are ideal hunting grounds for predators – as shown in Camping and Running Safety.

The young couple were sitting at a picnic table in a park when four teenage boys walked up and asked for a cigarette. Then one pulled a gun and the boyfriend was beaten and held down on the picnic table as the four boys took turns raping the woman.

It’s impossible to fully anticipate the panicky chaos of a sudden threat forcing you to make split-second decisions. Nonetheless, understanding your options now will help your Intuition choose an option then. Street Crime FAQ tips apply to all of outdoor safety.

Street Survival Safety Tips for Women

Deter a predator by carrying a Personal Security Alarm (a.k.a. screamer or noisemaker) & Pepper Spray in plain sight.

Outdoor Safety Tips for Women: street crime and stranger danger - as well as dog attack defense:

Outdoor Safety - Overview
Parking Lot Safety FAQ
Purse Snatching FAQ tips.
Friendly Predators first try to get near you to isolate and trap you, then attack you. Never forget that and you’ll never fall for a stranger’s lure.
Force Predators (YOU’RE NOW ON THIS PAGE): ambush zones revealed.
Predator’s Favorite Targets: how not to be one.
Spotting Danger ahead of time, and sensing if someone is about to draw a weapon - and what to do before it's too late.
Facing Danger: if you're already targeted in a robbery, purse snatching, rape or kidnapping attack, choose among the five options: Posturing, Fleeing, Outsmarting, Surrendering, or Fighting.
Street Crime FAQ tips apply to all of the outdoors.
Running Safety & Walking Safety: do's & don'ts FAQ.
Rescuing a Victim Safely: how best to be a hero.
Dog Attack: facing an attack on you or a loved one.
Camping: human predators love hunting human prey in isolated wilderness.
Pickpockets: stopping masterful thieves from stealing you blind.
Recap of this section.
Security Products - Personal Devices
Personal Security Alarm: a.k.a. screamer or noisemaker
Pepper Spray & where to buy pepper spray

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