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The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, November 13, 1993 9 OPP Offers Safely Tips and Brochures for Motorists Travelling Alone You've got a flat tire and out of a van comes someone offering help. Do you accept? You're out of gas on a secondary highway. Do you get out and put up your hood and wait for help? The answer to both these questions, questions, according to the Ontario Provincial Provincial Police, is no. The correct answers answers can be found in a new video produced by the OPP entitled "Travelling "Travelling Alone." The video is an addi tion to an on-going OPP information forum aimed at women who travel or, drive alone. "The fomm began about four years ago when we started receiving requests from various women's groups for information on travelling alone," says Senior Constable Gerry Smith of the OPP's Whitby detachment, detachment, who developed the series of personal safety tips that are now used by detachments across the province. "While 'Travelling Alone-' was originally developed for women, the tips are sound information that anyone anyone can follow," says Smith. "The object is to give people an understanding understanding of how they can protect themselves in a number of potentially unsafe situations." As part of the program, one of the video's sponsors, Speedy Muffler King, in conjunction with the OPP, has printed brochures containing tips from the video. The brochures, along with Call Police signs are available free of charge from any Speedy location location in Ontario. Here is a sampling of tips included included in the brochure: • When visiting someone, call ahead and tell them your route and expected time of arrival. That way, if you're late they'll know where to start looking for you or can inform the police of where you may be. • When leaving your car, put the seat forward. This allows you to see someone in the back seat. If the seat is pulled back when you return, go back inside and call the police. • Walk to your car with your keys in your fist, one key firmly grasped between your thumb and forefinger - this can be a good weapon if you need it. • If your car breaks down, stay inside. inside. Use your-Call Police sign in the side or back window. Don't raise your hood, it brings more attention to your distress, shields you from seeing anyone approaching and can make it easier for an attacker to assualt you. •If someone offers you assistance, whether it's a man or a woman, don't open the window more than an inch - you'd be surprised how little space it take to reach right in. Ask them to call the police or auto club for your. • If you have a car phone, preprogram preprogram 911, the OPP or other emergency emergency services. • Winter breakdowns are common. common. Always keep a candle, matches, a tin and a blanket in your car for warmth and light. This will keep you from getting cold and you won't have to accept a ride to keep from freezing. freezing. • Never put your full name on luggage luggage tags. First name, business address address and business phone number are the best ID. • A good checklist for any trip: flashlight (check batteries); extra keys; map, Call Police sign; and first aid kit. • The best way to ensure your safety is to be prepared and remember remember to go with your gut instinct. If things don't feel right, call the police.. Smith says, anyone interested in having the "Travelling Alone" Program Program presented to a group should call their local OPP detachment. Tips in printed form and Call Police signs are available at all Speedy locations across the province. OPP Travel Tip: If you're stranded, be sure to put up your Call Police sign. If someone comes to assist assist you, no matter if it's a man or a woman, stay in your car and don't open your window more than an inch. 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