9/19/2023 0 Comments Street smarts![]() ![]() Give a very slight head nod then redirect your view straight and keep walking.Ġ49) A very large group / gang of people while seemingly more intimidating, are less likely to attack you in public than if it was just 1, 2 or 3 people.Ġ48) The degradation levels (color fading / paint cracking) of graffiti in abandoned or hidden urban spots is a good indicator of how busy that section is with potentially dangerous / territorial people.Ġ47) Don’t be so clean (literally) with the clothes and shoes you wear in rough neighborhoods.Ġ46) When you pull out a weapon on the streets for defense, it’s rather to deter / de-escalate an assailant from attacking you but without actually using it, or, it’s to prevent / stop an assailant by attacking them by actually using it. You could be at risk by flaunting their colors from them and the police as well as be instigative by wearing their rival gang colors.Ġ51) When listening to music with headphones on in unknown streets, don’t have it too loud that you can’t hear footsteps behind you or the engine of a car.Ġ50) If you make uncomfortable eye contact with a stranger while crossing paths, don’t shy or look away fast in fear. A good way to size a person up.Ġ53) Look like a mugger to avoid being mugged.Ġ52) Be careful of the colors you wear in known gang territory. If you can’t get rid of them easily, keep momentum or speed up, never letting them veer you in a different direction.Ġ55) Wear shoes that you can run properly and always have the laces tied up tight.Ġ54) People with cauliflower ears are likely to be adept in martial arts or at least have experience in fighting. It could be a reaction to a sign of incoming gunfire or a bomb detonation.Ġ56) If a stranger comes up to you to “talk”, start or keeping walking – don’t stop or slow down. ATM card skimmer devices are often literally glued on top of the actual scanner.Ġ57) If people around you suddenly drop down to the ground, follow suit. It’s a common scam to charge you whatever they want after the ride if they intentionally don’t activate the meter.Ġ60) Whenever entering a new building, make a mental note of all entry and exit points as you move around in it so you can navigate out efficiently and quickly for tactical or emergency situations.Ġ59) Sprinkle and smudge dirt / dust on new shoes and expensive looking baggage to give it a worn-in “ street camouflage” look.Ġ58) When using a questionable ATM, firmly tug / pull on the card scanner to see if it’s a skimmer (steals your data). It may be a set up for robbery, kidnapping etc.Ġ61) When getting into a taxi and there’s a meter, make sure the driver turns it on. This is mostly for her benefit and to avoid a misunderstanding.Ġ62) Be wary of “secondary locations” when someone from the street entices you to go to a different location than you’re already in. Drive normally until you get to a busy area with witnesses or in sight of an unmistakable cop car.Ġ63) If you’re a man and find yourself walking behind a lone woman at night, slow down or cross the street so she can gain distance. *These skills and examples on being street smart will be continuously updated over time with new intel.Ġ64) When driving through a desolate area and you see police lights behind you to pull you over but you’re suspicious if it’s an imposter cop car, don’t stop. The street smart concepts of engaging in urban environments are less for severe emergencies and life-threatening scenarios – it’s focus is more for the human element and operating day-to-day city life.īeing street smart is less commonly but just as situationally important and naturally practical for urban survival, warfare and any civil crises. Skills per operatives, civilians, nomads and urban survivalists. You can explore with a lot of confidence just by keeping you bearings on which direction your two landmarks are, and if you're moving closer or further away from them.A tradecraft guide on how to be street smart for foreign and domestic urban scenarios. Between the big city landmark and the smaller neighborhood landmark, you're basically triangulated to a pretty narrowly defined area. Maybe it's a corner store, or a park, or a prominent intersection, or a house with a funny roof. As you walk around, pick a landmark in the neighborhood you are moving through. Maybe it's further away, maybe it's closer, but if you know what direction the landmark is, you can't really get turned around. Maybe it's a mountain in the distance, or the city is on the shore of a lake, or there's a river or highway that cuts through in a clear and logical way. Maybe it's a big tower in the downtown core. When visiting a new city, pick a landmark that you can see from anywhere. ![]()
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