Car Safety Tips for Alabama Drivers

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Always Lock Your Car - Auto theft is an $8 billion industry!

• Always lock your car and take the keys with you.
• Make sure all windows and the sunroof are closed completely.
• Always take your valuables with you.
• Hide any shopping bags or valuables you do leave in your auto.

Parking Tips

• While at home, keep your vehicle locked and inside your locked garage.
• If you cannot park in your locked garage, then park your vehicle in the driveway
  or in a well lit and well traveled area.
• Avoid parking next to any objects that are easy for someone to hide behind.
• Turning the wheels to one side after parallel parking can deter towing thefts.
• When parking in vertical parking spaces, it is helpful to park nose first for front wheel drive vehicles or back into the space with your trunk end first if your vehicle is a rear wheel drive vehicle.

Driving Safety Tips

• Carjackings occur many time at stop lights or at stop signs. Carjackers stage a rear-end collision, and working in pairs. While one thief distracts the motorist when he gets out to inspect for damage, the other theif steals your auto. If you suspect a carjacking lean on your horn to attract attention.
• Always pay attention to your surroundings.
• Always leave enough distance between you and the car in front of you for an emergency escape.
• Lost or confused drivers are more vulnerable than others, have printed directions.
• Check your mirrors to ensure you are not followed into your driveway or garage.

A combination of anti-theft devices and vehicle alarm systems will offer you the very best protection for your car.

If Your Car is Stolen

First make sure your car was not just towed, then:

• Call the police and report the year, make, model and color of your car.
• Report the date and time of theft (stolen vehicles are often used to commit other crimes).
• Notify your insurance representative in a timely manner.

Pack a ‘survival kit’ for automobile breakdowns.

Jumper cables, Flares, A first-aid kit, Bottled water, Radiator fluid, A blanket, A road atlas with numbered exits

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