Folks have to pay attention to their surroundings while driving, especially in urban and even suburban locales. What do you look for? Anything outside of the baseline of normalcy. What’s more, if you see three “outside of the baseline of normalcy” behaviors from a particular person/vehicle, watch out. It can happen anywhere, not just in the inner city hellholes one typically thinks are blighted with serious crime.
Let’s look at this video of what would likely have been a carjacking, but it was thwarted without incident by a driver paying attention. It happened right outside a Target store!
What a Carjacking Looks Like by @drkugler … Always pay attention and never let anyone get close to you or your car … these guys were drving without lights and then make that 90° turn and stop rather than a smooth U-Turn on a wide 4-Lane Road … the car looked like it was… pic.twitter.com/ERCwyMNlo4
— SubX.News (@SubxNews) January 31, 2024
Behavior outside the baseline of normalcy:
- No headlights. Are they drunk, clueless, tired?
- The abrupt U-turn on a bridge without a signal.
- The suspect car ultimately blocked both lanes and stopped. Why?
Why? Because they were waiting for the target vehicle to get within a few car lengths so they could hop out, surround the driver and take his or her ride.
Situational awareness allows you to avoid bad situations that might require the use of force against perps.
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