Patrons at fast food outlets are sitting ducks. Easy targets for baddies to grab and go – minus the happy meal. There's a new hijacking trend in South Africa:
“Typically, as you get to the front of the queue, armed suspects from the vehicle in front of you get out and attempt to hijack your vehicle. There are usually two cars involved, the vehicle behind you blocks in your car when you try and reverse.”
I reckon what happened on Wednesday night was opportunistic. But it still speaks to the ‘sitting duck’ strategy.A guide on ‘how not to be hijacked’ is not likely to be top-of-mind when it actually happens to you, but Arrive Alive has put together someIOL also noted how to handle a hijacking situation when children are involved:
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