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For your personal safety, I think you should tell a friend or family member before meeting someone for a first date (unless you already know this person fairly well.) The odds are overwhelming that your date is a decent person and nothing bad is going to happen, but. . .

what if he walks you to your car at the end of the date, pulls a gun, and forces you to get into his car? You know what happens next.

What if she invites you back to her place, you are excited about getting laid, and when you walk in, three thugs jump you, steal your wallet, and drive away in your car?

It doesn't guarantee your safety, but it helps if you tell someone who you are meeting, when and where, and if you call them afterwards to report that you are safe and it went well (or he/she is an idiot but harmless.) And you could also request them to give you that rescue call, about thirty minutes after the date starts, in case you need a convenient excuse to get up and leave right now because your date is driving you crazy.

Are you concerned about your safety on a first date? If so, what do you do for safety?

You are driving on a lonely county road at dusk about 5 miles from the nearest town where you plan to spend the night before continuing your trip. As you drive along, you see a woman standing on the side of the road near a car that is off the road and stopped. She puts her hand up to get your attention as you approach. What do you do?

In May 2018 in the US, backup cameras were required by law in new motor vehicles, with a few exceptions. This was done in response to several deaths of children behind the vehicle that the driver did not see when the car backed up and struck them. Other countries (ex: UK) are considering making backup cams a requirement.

Many people in the US and other countries have put forward-facing dashcams in their vehicle, which helps in the event they witness a vehicle accident, or are involved in one themselves.

Do you think that forward-facing cameras should be required for vehicles, with the ability to record at least the last 60 minutes of video? It could be played back on the same screen the backup cam uses, or could be offloaded to another device via SDHC card, Bluetooth or cable. They would be useful tools in accident investigations, would help determine who is at fault, as well as detecting bad drivers.

In the dashcam view shown, it's obvious that the white SUV is making an unsafe left turn, cutting off the cammer's vehicle, and would be considered 100% at fault.

If forward-facing cameras were in every vehicle, it might even make overall driving safer. If drivers know they are being watched and recorded, maybe the majority of them will pay more attention to driving and to obeying motor vehicle laws.

Please voice your opinion in the comments section.