Alon Stivi's Weekly Safety Tips

This week Alon Stivi, Founder and Developer of ACT Cert and Director of safety4students covers how to stay safe during a drive by shooting. Many schools are in proximity to a busy street or near a highway. The danger of drive by shooting from street gangs or a nearby freeway is real. To stay safe, it is imperative that pedestrians know what to do when gunfire erupts.

WHAT TO DO BEFORE:

• Note of items you could use as cover.

• Stay away from windows and glass doors.

• Stay next to or near cover whenever possible.

• Avoid huddling together in large groups in open area.

• Never run toward the sound of gunfire to see what is happening.

HOW TO SURVIVE:

• If in the open drop to the ground immediately.

• Seek immediate cover if it is available nearby.

• Look around to determine the shooter’s position.

• Never move from a cover unless you have another to go to.

• When running for cover keep the shooter in your line of sight.

• Run in the opposite direction than the shooter’s vehicle is moving.

It's important to remember that drive by shootings happens quickly and do not last more than a few seconds. To stay safe, you must stay out of the shooter’s line of sight just long enough until they speed away.