TOP SAFETY TIPS FOR SUMMER TRAVELERS FROM PERSONAL SAFETY EXPERT DAVID NANCE, FOUNDER OF THE SABRE PERSONAL SAFETY ACADEMY
Summer is coming and so are the road trips, regardless of rising gas prices. While many prefer the benefits of driving to vacation destinations, without the worry of flight delays, cancellations or overpacking fees, it can also come with unexpected safety emergencies. David Nance, founder of the SABRE Personal Safety Academy, provides ten travel protection tips to make summer travel just what it should be – a time to explore without worry.
Personal safety travel products from SABRE, the leading personal safety brand with police and consumers worldwide, are also recommended below. Product samples, photos and interviews are available upon request.
1. Avoid Nighttime Driving. Driving through the night to save time is common for summer travelers. But the National Safety Council says traffic death rates are three times greater at night than during the day. If you can’t avoid night driving, have at least one person stay awake to talk to the driver.
2. Don’t Take Chances At Your Hotel Or Rental. Lock the doors, and secure important belongings like passports and wallets in the safe. The SABRE Door Stop Alarm easily fits in your suitcase or carry on and helps block doors from opening to prevent intrusions. The alarm sounds as soon as door pressure is applied and can be heard up to three football fields’ length away to help deter a threat.
3. Be Engaged – Don’t Be An Easy Target. It’s easy to get engrossed by your smartphone or inattentive while listening to music with headphones but these distractions can keep you from noticing potential threats while exploring a new city.
4. Use Your Smartphone To Your Advantage. Consider using SABRE’s free Personal Safety App. The app sends help alerts to the user’s selected contacts with the user’s geo-location when the in-app alert button is pressed or when the new SABRE SMART Pepper Spray is deployed. It can also alert first responders with a subscription.
5. Carry Personal Safety Products. Carry a small, practical, and easy to use personal protection tool such as pepper spray or a personal alarm. It is legal to carry SABRE Pepper Spray and a SABRE Personal Alarm in all 50 states, but some cities and states have specific regulations. Check the local laws where you’ll be traveling.
6. Strength In Numbers. Don’t walk alone at night and do not leave a party with a stranger. It’s always best to take a friend with you.
7. Toast Safely. It’s easy to get lost in the fun. Drink safely! Keep an eye on your drink and do not accept drinks from strangers. If possible, drink from a bottle and not an open glass or cup. Do not allow travel partners who’ve had more than their limit to leave alone or with strangers.
8. Keep Your Distance. Leave at least 12 feet between yourself and strangers to give yourself more time to respond if a potential threat arises. Distance gives you more time to consider possible reactions, and an attacker will raise suspicions if they must take strides to reach you.
9. Inform Others Where You’ll Be Traveling. It’s best practice to share your intended location and travel times with someone who can check in on your home while you’re away to ensure everything stays safe, and also to send help to your location if your return is greatly delayed, especially if you are out traveling out of cell phone range.
10. Always Have Emergency Numbers In Your Phone And Wallet. Should something happen, and you are admitted to a hospital alone, the staff may have the ability to bypass your cell phone code to access emergency contacts. You may also consider keeping a card in your wallet next to your ID with your emergency contact names and numbers, should you be separated from your phone.
RECOMMENDED SABRE PERSONAL SAFETY GADGETS FOR TRAVEL
For The Car
SAFETY DRIVING TOOLS – SABRE Safe Escape 3-In-1 Pepper Gel With Seat Belt Cutter and Window Breaker with Snap Clip helps make car travel safer. In the event of an emergency, Safe Escape can help you get out of your vehicle and protect yourself against an attack. Seat belts can be an obstacle to get out of after an accident. The built-in belt cutter helps to cut seat belts and free yourself in an emergency. The steel window breaker tool helps to break windows if your vehicle doors are jammed or the electric windows fail to operate. Safe Escape pepper gel deploys 25 powerful bursts (5x the competition), has a 12-foot (4 meter) range for protection at a safer distance, and UV marking dye helps the authorities identify an attacker after they’re sprayed.
2-IN-1 FLASHLIGHT WITH PEPPER SPRAY – SABRE PepperLight™ helps illuminate any dark and potentially unsafe situation with an ultra-bright flashlight that shines up to 540 feet – the length of 1.5 football fields – and is combined with SABRE’s maximum strength pepper spray. The strobe flashlight setting can ward off and disorient potential threats, and PepperLight™ contains 25 bursts for protection against multiple threats and has a range up to 10 feet (3 meters).
For Seeing The Town
SMART PEPPER SPRAY OFFERS FREE APP TO ALERT EMERGENCY CONTACTS – Using geo-tracking technology through the free SABRE Personal Safety App, SABRE’s SMART Pepper Spray connects with a smartphone and sends help alerts to assigned emergency contacts. They will be immediately notified of the user’s location when the SMART Pepper Spray is deployed, or the in-app alert button is pressed. It can also alert first responders with a subscription.
EASIEST TO CARRY PEPPER SPRAY – SIZE OF A LIPSTICK – FITS IN A PURSE OR POCKET – The Mighty Discreet pepper spray is 40% smaller than traditional pepper sprays and about the size of a lipstick tube, enabling it to fit in a clutch and be easily carried for on-the-go safety. Its twist top safety helps prevent any accidental discharge and a snap clip provides immediate accessibility. It contains 16 bursts and has a range up to 12-feet, providing protection from multiple threats at a safe distance.
For The Hotel
TAKE SABRE HOME SECURITY ON THE ROAD – The SABRE Door Stop Alarm is a portable, wireless alarm system that doesn’t require installation and can be heard up to 1,000 feet away (distance of 3 football fields), alerting everyone in the vicinity and helping to frighten off the intruder or attacker. Its wedge shape can also block inward opening doors to help prevent the door from opening.
* Sprays are available with practice sprays that do not contain pepper irritants so consumers can safely learn how to effectively use the product
*Products are available nationwide at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, Menards, Bass Pro Shops, among other national retailers