Crime and Safety Tip
Department of Homeland Security
Security Advisory System
Traffic Safety Tips!
It doesn't necessarily have to feel cold to be freezing!
"Black ice" can form almost immediately at 32 degrees.
If there is the slightest amount of moisture in the air, "black ice" can form.
Just because the air temperature is just above freezing, doesn't mean the ground temperature is.
Don't trust your car thermometer to be accurate. Almost always, it is going to be affected by the heat given off by the car and will show the outside temperature to be a few degrees higher.
Just because you have front-wheel, four-wheel, or all-wheel drive, does not mean your vehicle's tires are going to grip on ice. There are more four-wheel drive vehicles found upside down in a ditch during icy conditions than any other, primarily because of driver's 'over confidence'.
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CRIME TIP!
Street Robberies are becoming common!
Check around your neighborhood on the way to and from your house.
... Nobody knows what cars and people should be there.
Trust your instincts.
... If something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. Call 911.
Have your keys ready when you get to your car or house.
... Don't wait until you are there to fumble for them.
Just like the rest of the year, stay in well lit places and keep some lights on in and around your house.
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Thieves hate lights.
The police would rather respond to a thousand suspicious subject calls than one street robbery.
... If you don't know who they are, let the police check on them.
Remember, it only takes one person to prevent the next robbery. That one phone call to 911 might be the call that saves a neighbor's life.
