People With ‘Street Smarts’ Are Sharing Advice That Can Save People In Dangerous Situations (40 Tips)

This is clever. Sure not everybody with kids is a good person but nobody that has their own kids with them is in a position to do anything sinister.

I put a gps tracker in their pockets while at tivolis and such. If they get lost I can see where they are in my phone.

A little girl approached me and my little boy once in a hardware store and told me she couldn't find her dad. Poor thing was trembling with fear but I could hear the resolve I her voice. We found her dad a couple minutes later and after the relief dad was so very proud of his baby. Melted my heart.

I taught my own children this. I told them to tell someone who looked like a mum that they were lost and that mum would know what to do.Or the cashier if we were in a shop.

When me and my family went to disney for my 5th birthday, I had a pink bracelet with my parent's names and phone number's along with my godfather's name and phone number for in case I got lost or something happened

Tricky for some certain countries, bc mom and her kids will be the ones robbing you...

I grew up on a rough estate, plenty of mums and kids hanging around and gossiping and smoking around, most of the women were worst than the blokes, this is not at all fool-proof.

This seems to imply there are lots of "unsafe" neighborhoods in Europe. I can honestly not think of even one where I haven't felt safe as a woman alone (and as a European myself, I've been to almost every major city, except for some more eastern European countries).

Never venture into an area where there is no one. particularly to use a cash machine.

Yeah! But usually it's with families or tourists area where you feel safe..

I’m amazed at the dissenting opinions on here. If you ask my kid to help to reach something and he feels uncomfortable or he doesn’t want to talk to you about birthday presents for your nephew I would rather run the risk of him being considered rude than him take the risk of you being a bad guy. Keep in mind some of the most prolific murderers used “help me” and “look at this picture of my kid” to lure their victims into senses of security (true story look it up). And “call 911” is not the same as come over here and help me.

When I was in grade 6 and a crossing guard a man pulled up in a car asking for directions, I ignored , he opened the passenger door and put down a map, what I saw was a knife under the map. I was taking steps back and I saw a friend I started screaming, the guy got scared off yelling at me to stop, but sped off , the mistake he made was he had made a u turn and while he did that I run to the street and remembered his plate. Police came ,I gave them info and was told later because I thought of getting the plate he was caught and he was a suspect for rape and murder of young boys in my city. I guess I looked like a boy in my winter hat and winter clothes. Till this day I have the newspaper clippings of how a hero child helped police catch a serial rapist and killer.

My sister and I almost got kidnapped because of that when I was six. A guy asked us to help him look for his dog. Thankfully we wanted to keep playing our ball game, otherwise, we would have gone.

This seems like it would vary depending on the country you're in - I've been to lots of countries where people ask children for help with errands or information. It's also not unusual for people to ask children for directions in any country if they're about.

men never ask for directions either.... I someone stops and he is alone or with other males, keep your distance.

I had a habit of going to Cocoa Beach by myself to escape my bad boyfriend. I was only 18 and had a creepy guy follow me to the public showers. I followed a woman and her husband to the parking lot. She looked annoyed at me, this was '91 and I was shy but her husband quickly realized what was going on and acted like I was with them. The man went the other way immediately and the couple walked me to my car. If a young woman suddenly joins your group she may need help. Protect her. She's not hitting on your husband, she might be terrified.

Don't get high/stoned/drunk, either. That tends to knock your spidey senses out of commission. Try that for a common-sense tip.... No? Yeah, well, gave it a try.

Agreed. Your gut feeling is usually right.

Too many people ignore "gut instinct". I think your subconscious has noticed something dangerous and is screaming a warning for your body to act until your conscious mind catches up. Trust it, and don't worry about being 'nice' if it's a person setting off your alarm. It's saved me twice now.

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And f**k politeness, you can always apologize later (hi y'all murderinos).

Easy as I own a resting bitch face.

Or look and behave like you have purpose and determination. No one will bother you

Try this trick in a crowded area, like the mall. Look up and exactly where you want to go. The people will part like the tide in front of you. People tend to check eyes for directional cues, if they see you looking where you want to go, they will get out of your way! I've done it in practice many a time, and it works pretty slick!

This is how I survived highschool.....