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High-Risk Area Survival Guide
Author : Perry Gouche
Submitted : 2012-01-14 04:02:47 Word Count : 483 Popularity: Not Rated
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Traveling to a high risk area is just that - high risk. Here are just a few quick tips to help you minimize that risk.
If you must travel in an area where there has been a history of terrorist attacks or kidnappings make it a habit to,
Organize a family meeting pre-travel so you can map out ways to deal with emergency situations. Do not leave home without coming up with a concrete plan to this end.
Registering your trip with the Department of State, as previously discussed, is a sound idea.
Remember to leave a detailed itinerary and the numbers or copies of your passport or other citizenship documents with a friend or relative in the United States.
Your itinerary and/or personal information must be kept as private as possible, though you can always remain friendly to others.
Leave no personal or business papers in your hotel room.
Watch for people following you or "loiterers" observing your comings and goings.
Keep a mental note of safe havens, such as police stations, hotels, and hospitals. Formulate a plan of action for what you will do if a bomb explodes or there is gunfire nearby.
Let one person you trust be aware of your travel plans. Notify them likewise if you may have to change these plans.
There are two places you need to consult when you notice peculiar activities in your area - the US Embassy and the local police - give the cops a chance!
Hail random taxicabs, not suspicious ones. Don't take a vehicle that is not clearly identified as a taxi. Be sure that the face of your cab driver is almost, if not totally identical as the one you find in his/her license.
It's always best to travel as a group.
Before you open the door for visitors in your hotel room, make sure you can ascertain who they are. Do not use your hotel room as a place to meet with total strangers, and be wary of the remote and unknown.
Refuse "surprise" packages delivered.
Inspect your car, if applicable, for any loose wires or any potential acts of sabotage.
Be sure your vehicle is in good operating condition.
Drive with car windows closed in crowded streets. Bombs can be thrown through open windows.
Final quick tip - if you find yourself in a life-threatening situation where somebody begins to shoot, drop down on the floor or go as low as you could. Until the gunman has been apprehended or killed, stay perfectly still in your place. Don't interfere with the police or rescuers and avoid every chance to pick up a weapon. Find a hard object where you can hide yourself as the danger rages on. If you must move, crawl on your stomach.
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