33 Of The Most Useful Tips From People That Are ‘Street Smart’

"Get in the car, or I'll kill you!" "You'll be dragging a corpse, jerk!"

Nah sister you ain't takin me to no secondary location

If you have to "fight" to stay out of the car, use what tools you have: 2 fingers to the attacker's eyes, and poke HARD; knee to the groin of male attackers; scrape your shoed-foot down the front of their shin right to (and stomp on) their foot—this is especially effective if you're wearing heals; make as much noise as you can; run. Most of the time your attacker does not expect you to fight back. This will throw them off for a few seconds. Use those precious seconds to gain the advantage.

is that 80s Ross from Friends?

" I don't want to hurt you" is almost always a lie.

Never drive in any water, especially flood water if you can help it

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What reason would anyone have to trust ANY pothole?

Especially in Gauteng (South Africa). My SIL's car has gotten tyre damage twice from hitting potholes.

Especially if you're not wearing a helmet

If you are a woman and see another woman or a girl in trouble, pretend you know her, call her some name and talk to her. Attackers will more likely give up.

Grifters have learned this and you are more likely to be approached by a young girl asking for help if you are a woman. Usually saying she has no bus fair home or she is stranded. Just keep walking.

How is this street smarts, if I'm in trouble I'm assuming it won't be in a crowd so I doubt the options of which sex I get to help me is quite limited.

Hell ya! I've inserted myself on a few occasions just to make sure the other woman was alright.

But also remember that some women can be predators too, so seek help but also remain vigilant.

talk to yourself. No one wants to deal with a crazy person.

Look busy.

Yes! This goes for people visiting a new place: If you need to stop and look up directions, go into a restaurant or shop instead of stopping in the middle of the street. Also, don't wear your backpack on the front - it's a clear sign (especially in a city) that you're new there - instead, carry the bare minimum with you and in various pockets.

Crime junkie rules: Be weird. Be rude. It might save your life.

Unless your instincts suck. Anxiety and prejudice are two big ones that can mean your instincts aren't worth s**t. And when you combine "trust your instincts" with going armed + stand your ground laws or attitudes, you get dead people.

This one should be first. When you have this feeling of something odd then it probably is

I think this needs to be qualified, many people don't seem to have any survival instincts. Lots of people will walk through dark alleys while reading the phone and listening to headphones. I've also seen people insult big, scary looking guys to their faces. If you're that sort of person DO NOT trust your instincts they're terrible and they're gonna get you hurt.

One should ALWAYS have situational awareness, regardless of where you are.

How do I disengage with myself?

Well. No more family reunions for me, then.

You don't usually see crazy until after the unnecessary human interaction occurs, then it is too late.

So no more talking to myself?

Yeah, bc every crazy person automatically comes labeled with a big Ole "C" on their foreheads so we can differentiate them from everyone else!!!

I have a whistle on my keys. My friend's little girl was very curious as to why. I said to scare bad people away...which led to her begging her mom for one because she thought bad people would get anyone without a whistle. I should not be allowed to talk to children...

We tell our 11 year old daughter to kick, scream, yell, cuss, whatever to get people to pay attention if she feels she's in danger. If she's wrong, she won't be punished for anything. Safety is more important than politeness and "not making a scene."

I was afraid to make a scene once, got kidnapped. Never questioned the by-stander effect since the event.

Shout FIRE as loud as you can, that gets more attention than "HELP".

Besides a handheld mini-weapon, I carry a whistle. Probably wouldn't work on the street, but it's attention-getting inside a building. I've walked down the middle of a busy road because of unsavory characters lurking in doorways. Reminder, yell fire not help.

Looser than what?

thats a little vague.. sometimes people just get stabbed, no one asked to be in a knife fight.

No way. Never get into a knife fight is good advice

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Yep, guns are much, much better !