| Wireless security systems offer great home security, | | | | when you're using it. |
| but many people still overlook a moment when they | | | | * tip #5: Buy a car with headlights that remain on for a |
| can be quite vulnerable: when entering and leaving their | | | | timed period after the car is turned off. The light can |
| home. | | | | help you find your way in, and also help you see |
| Here are a few home security tips to make that | | | | anything unexpected. |
| space between your driveway and front door a little | | | | * tip #6: If you travel alone, invest in some pepper |
| bit safer. (And remember that a wireless security | | | | spray and a flashlight to hook onto your keychain. |
| system with remote control can make many of these | | | | * tip #7: Keep your front porch light on if you think you |
| ideas a snap.) | | | | may arrive home after dark. |
| * tip #1: Never carry handfuls that block your vision or | | | | * tip #8: If someone is home when you arrive, have |
| make it hard to quickly unlock your door and enter | | | | them open the door for you, so any prowlers can see |
| your home. Better to take many smaller handfuls in, | | | | that you aren't heading into an empty house. If nobody |
| than a couple of large armloads that make you slower | | | | is home, have a trusted neighbor walk you inside if you |
| and keep you from paying attention to your | | | | sense a threat. |
| surroundings. | | | | These tips will help you stay safe. The very best way |
| * tip#2: Lock your car while walking back and forth to | | | | to stay safe is with a wireless security system from |
| your house. Don't leave your house unlocked unless | | | | ADT. You can get one through Protect Your Home, |
| someone is attending the unlocked door. | | | | your local ADT authorized dealer. With an ADT alarm |
| * tip #3: When leaving your house to get in your car, | | | | system, your home and family are safe. Any time you |
| look underneath your car from a distance to make | | | | enter or exit your home, your wireless security system |
| \nothing unexpected (like a thief) is hiding underneath. | | | | can be activated and deactivated with the keyless |
| Also, check the passenger side floor and the back | | | | remote control. You home will be watched over 24/7 |
| seat to make sure no predators have entered your | | | | by the ADT Security monitoring center. |
| vehicle. | | | | Remember, if you don't feel safe, it may not be a safe |
| * tip #4: If your vehicle's trunk opens into the interior of | | | | situation. Protect yourself by following your instincts. |
| the car, make sure to keep your trunk locked except | | | | |