How street smart are you?
With so much happening in the world today, you can never be too careful. Or can you? Street smarts are all about following your instincts - assuming that you have some. So how street wise are you? On the ball, in your own world or a nervous nellie? Take our quiz and find out.
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| 1. | It’s late and you’re walking in a dimly lit area, on your way home. Suddenly a cute guy appears out of nowhere, smiles and asks you how to get to So-and-so Street. You: |
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Say, “It’s around the corner to your left”, and move on. Sure, he’s good-looking, but no-one else is around. |
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Avert your eyes and move on. It’s never wise to talk to strangers. |
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Offer to walk him to his destination – it’s in your direction and he looks perfectly harmless. |
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| 2. | You’re at the airport, and the person ahead of you at the security checkpoint sets off the metal detector. You: |
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Watch the scene, hoping that the airline personnel find something more interesting than a key ring on the guy. |
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Take a few steps back – wait, make that many steps back. What if there’s a gun or bomb strapped to his waist? |
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Watch the scene, keeping an eye on your luggage. |
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| 3. | You usually carry your belongings: |
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In a backpack. |
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In a shoulder bag, which you tuck snugly under your arm. |
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In a shoulder bag, which you strap across your body and over your coat. |
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| 4. | You’ve driven to the shopping centre one evening; as you pull into the carpark, you choose a space that’s: |
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Well-lit, close to the entrance, surrounded by well-kept cars. |
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Near a group of cute-looking guys. |
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Miles from any other cars – you need a lot of space to park. |
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| 5. | Which of these statements most closely sums up your basic philosophy of crime prevention? |
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You can never be safe enough. |
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A little bit of commonsense can go a very long way. |
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Bad things rarely – if ever – happen to good people. |
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| 6. | While driving through an unfamiliar area on your way to a party, you realise you’re completely lost. You: |
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Keep driving. You know that you’ll find the right street – sooner or later…and there’s always your mobile. |
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Pull into a service station and ask the attendant for directions. |
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Pull over and ask a passing stranger for directions. |
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| 7. | How often do you leave an extra set of keys in your mailbox or under the doormat, or leave a window open in your house/apartment? |
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Always. |
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Sometimes. |
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Never. |
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| 8. | A second date with a lawyer ends at your apartment. While you’re making coffee, he starts unbuttoning your blouse. You ask him to stop, but he persists. You: |
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Say ‘No!’ loudly and clearly, adding ‘I don’t want you to do this’. If he continues, you leave your apartment. |
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Cry and beg him to stop. Only a beast would continue… |
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Knee him in the groin. That should end his obnoxious behaviour. |
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| 9. | It’s 9.30pm and you’re leaving the office to go out to dinner. You’re out of cash, and you have a choice of three ATMs. Which would you pick? |
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One located inside a bank on a relatively deserted street. |
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One located outside a bank on a relatively busy street. |
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One located inside a supermarket. |
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| 10. | Your doorbell rings. Looking through the peephole, you see a policeman who says he wants to have a chat about crime. You: |
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Ask to see his ID, call his station to double-check, then let him in. |
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Pause briefly – crime in your neighbourhood? – then let him in. |
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Refuse to let him enter. How do you know he’s telling the truth. |
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