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8 Things You Should Know About Public Restroom Safety!

8 Things You Should Know About Public Restroom Safety!

Ladies how many public restrooms do you think you’ve visited since you were a little girl? For me I would have to say it’s been thousands! Patiently we stand with our arms (and legs) crossed waiting for our turn and hoping that when we finally get there that the stall door will lock & if we are really lucky there might be even be a little square left for us to use. This is usually the case when we are in high traffic areas or busy venues.

Occasionally we will find ourselves faced with a walk down a long hall to a restroom where there is nobody waiting in line and 10-25 stalls to choose from. Seems like a dream come true right? I guess it could be… You get to pick whatever stall you want, and there is plenty of toilet paper (providing you can manage that spare tire roll they call toilet paper).

The disadvantage to this very empty restroom is your personal safety. Here are 8 tips to keep you safe.

  1. Walk with your pepper spray in your hand.
  2. If possible try to use a “family stall”.

Usually this is a standalone restroom.

hey are located just outside the entrance of the large row of stalls.

hey have a full size locking door so nobody else can enter.

  1. If the family stall is unavailable, use the cleanest stall closest to the main entrance.
  2. Always glance under the door first to see if the stall is already occupied.
  3. Push it the door open & look inside before you enter.
  4. Make sure the door to your stall moves freely; there are no gaps & the door securely
  5. locks.
  6. If the purse hook is located high on the back of the stall door, consider keeping your purse on your shoulder instead. You don’t want someone reaching over to steal it.

If you are in an extreme remote location listen for others that might enter the restroom while you are in the stall.

Does it sounds like another woman?

Is she with someone?

Did she go into a stall?

This is a safety 101 reminder… Always try to walk in pairs, let someone know where you are going, and most importantly; Trust Your Instincts! For additional personal safety tips or to have us as a guest speaker at your next event visit our website www.simpleselfdefenseforwomen.com

Remember, safety can be simple! Tracy Vega, Co-Founder- Simple Self Defense for Women

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  1. This is very good advise Chelsea. Hopefully our instincys can set in and prevent us from being attacked, but if we actually do ever have to fight back then I was taught these three very effective moves which have saved many women in recent years:

    – a palm heel strike to the nose can be a very effective technique to stop an attacker in his tracks.

    – go for the “high balls”. This involves a finger poke to your attackers eyes, or grabbing the attackers head and poking your thumbs into his eyes.

    – go for the “low balls”. We have all been taught from a young age that a mans testicles are the most sensitive and vulnerable parts of his body. A kick, knee or fist rammed hard into an attackers testicles can very effectively disable him giving us time to escape. Alternatively, grabbing, twisting and pulling hard on his testicles (this is usually done in a sex attack when the attacker has removed his clothes) usually causes a man to freeze in agony before passing out in under 8 seconds – don’t let go! This last technique is now being called “The NO-FAIL self-defense technique for women and girls” due to its extreme effectiveness against male attackers.

    I hope that many women can learn these very effective techniques, even though I hope none of us have to ever be in a situation that requires us using any of them.

    – Kathryn

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