
A potential car thief always looks for a good reason to steal or break into a car; maybe you left some enticing packages in the back seat or a laptop or cell phone on the floor of the passenger side. A thief will typically make a quick reconnaissance of the car’s perimeter, looking for evidence of an alarm system (or even better, an unlocked door) before he makes his attempt. What will it take to stop him?
Now that the summer is here, you’re likely to have more and more guests coming to your home - for barbecues, pool parties, or just to hang out. When you’ve got a houseful of people on the way over, you probably do the requisite cleaning, which includes putting away your valuables. You’d never ever leave your money or your jewelry or anything “tempting” out in the open, would you? But you left your car keys right there hanging from the key rack in the kitchen by the back door, didn’t you? Is your car (or the contents of your car) worthless?
26 Jun
Your first instinctive response to seeing a car accident that doesn’t involve you is probably a quick thank you to the Maker for sparing you followed by a prayer that the occupants of the car or cars involved are safe. But then what? Do you keep going on your merry way, shaken but secure? Or do you stop and render assistance? The first few minutes may mean the difference between life and death for a person in a car accident. But you won’t be any help if you can’t keep your own cool. What good are you if you’re dead simply because you ran across the road to offer help and managed to get yourself run over by a driver who was rubber-necking?