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Safety tips for woman walking alone at night

Posted by Julie Morris on Monday, October 30, 2023, In : Personal Safety

No matter where you live or how safe you think the locality is, never underestimate the badness of opportunistic perpetrators are. You never know when you'll have to walk alone. Nights can get really nasty if you don't have a car and if you're alone.

Sometimes, women leave the office around 7:45 pm, and though this timing is somewhat 'late in the evening' and not 'at the night', the area where offices are located is usually dark and quiet. It's not a residential area, and so you won't find any...

Hotel Safety Tips For Women

Posted by Julie Stone on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, In : Hotel Safety

Traveling alone can be a highly rewarding experience. You don't have to compromise your desires and preferences in the interest of a partner or group. You eat what you want, where you want and when you want. You see only the attractions that interest you. You move at your own pace, obey your own whims and set your own rules.

The flipside of solo travel, of course, is safety. Women especially should keep in mind a set of simple guidelines when adventuring alone.

A good place to start is hotel sa...

Safety tips for women

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Saturday, January 13, 2018, In : Personal Security

Although women feel more vulnerable when they’re out, it’s actually young men who are a higher risk of violence.
In this day and age, you have to prepare yourself for whatever may come your way. There are people out there who are just looking for targets and you want to make sure you’re not one of them.

Keeping safe whilst walking

Always try to walk facing on-coming traffic to avoid kerb crawlers (men who drive around looking for prostitutes).

If you do get asked for sex by someone slowly d...

Security devices for women

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Friday, July 28, 2017, In : Personal Security

The stun gun

This small gun charges an attacker with an electric shock. The shock weakens the attacker temporarily, giving you ample chance to escape the scene. When its trigger is pulled, a stun gun pumps about 700,000 volts into the attacker’s body. Some stun guns are small enough to be concealed in a pack of cigarettes. They run on Lithium batteries and can be carried either in handbags or held in waist straps.

The stun baton

Shaped like the baton used in relay races, this self defence devi...

Security tips for women

Posted by Spartan 24 Hour Security on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, In : Personal Security

When travelling on your own by foot or public transport, especially to a destination you haven't been to before it pays to stay alert to what's going on around you. Always take your mobile phone and tell a family member or friend you'll call them when you reach your destination. Send them texts throughout your journey so they know you are OK. Take the busiest and most well lit route, if travelling by bus always sit close to the driver. If by train, try and sit in a compartment with other peop...

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