Safety tips for driving alone and at night (mostly for ladies, but guys should regard as well)

"SITUATION..

While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it.
For whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the PD and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police advised even before they went out there to check....

"There are several things to be aware of ... gangs and thieves are now plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and get out of the car.

"There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police Department where gangs are placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it....waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby.

"Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy (field) area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into the woods, beaten and raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man, they're usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.

Do not stop for any reason. Dial 911 and report what you saw. Don't even slow down

About EGGS:

Quote:

"If you are driving at night and eggs are thrown onto your windshield, do not pull over to check to see if the car is okay.
Do not operate the wipers or spray the washer fluid because water makes eggs milky and will affect your vision a LOT more and cause you to stop.

This is a new technique used by gangs to get [women] to pull over.

WARNING # 3:

Some knew about the red light on cars, but not Dialing 112.

It was about 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have always told her to never pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road,but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc.

Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called 112 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way.

Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.

"I never knew about the 112 Cell Phone feature. I tried it on my AT&T phone & it said, "Dialing Emergency Number."
Especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going on to a safe place."

*Speaking to a service representative at Bell Mobility confirmed that 112 was a direct link to State trooper info.

This applies to ALL 50 states"

I don't have a cell phone but if an unmarked police car was following me, I would have him follow me all the way to the real cops at the police station.

Great advice, Tony. Thanks. I can't believe that trick is happening with the baby seat. How scary.

RedBedroom wrote:Great advice, Tony. Thanks. I can't believe that trick is happening with the baby seat. How scary.

There's an urban legend that's supposedly true about people do the same thing, put on a tape playing of a baby crying right outside somebody's front door to get them to open up, I don't know if it's true or not but I don't get how it would work.

Thanks for the info Tony!