My theory is that I never forgot about carrying a personal security alarm after I almost went missing at age 5. Mom says this took place at a ball game when I came along wearing the panda-designed Child Guard wireless alarm system.
The Child Guard receiver she wore was set to beep over a 434 MHz frequency if we got separated for more than a 6 to 30 feet range. The alarm warned her that I was about to pursue a hot dog vendor.
Here I go banking on a personal security alarm again to guarantee travel safety, now that I go to college in NYC. My film course entails a lot of travel, for which I ride a bicycle within school premises and commute elsewhere.
Travel safety products were what I surfed web sites for in preparation for college. Once I came across a 130 dB alarm with flashlight, I knew I had found the tightest couple in alarm merchandise territory.
I could turn the alarm on using two methods for this convenient personal security alarm. Either I press a button located on top or yank a pin attached to a keychain. As a superb bonus, I had the flashlight to fend danger off after dark.
A dual purpose 120 dB alarm further caught my eye, acting as a door alarm as well as personal alarm. The moment the door knob was moved, it would ring out. If it was not going with me, I could use it as an intruder alarm.
A schoolmate came up to me once after my bike stalled on the road. He must have looked to others like he was helping me out. In reality, he hassled me for money. He seemed weaponless but he was insistent and used verbal scare tactics.
As soon as I switched my personal security alarm on, he fled in panic. Some students notified a nearby patrol officer that I even had help in transporting my bike back to the dormitory.
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