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What if car alarms were replaced with personal alarms? (beehaw.org)
submitted 4 months ago by xilliah@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I mean, whenever I hear an alarm I ignore it, because I just hear it so often. But what if instead we used these types of alarms for real emergencies? For example a personal alarm to protect yourself.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this already exists and is called a rape whistle. Although, to be fair, I'm honestly not sure how effective that would be. If a woman is being attacked, would she have time to actually blow this whistle?

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have you heard of personal alarms? They're tiny but incredibly loud and typically has a bright flash light.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, I have not actually heard of these. I will have to look them up. Thanks for the information.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

I was thinking of getting one. But I'm afraid people would ignore it due to all the useless car alarms.