Should We Have Arms or Weapons In The Car To Protect Ourselves?

[turbolover]

Since crime rates are always in the rise I have a question to ask fans of ZTH here. Are weapons and arms necessary to be kept in the car to protect ourselves?
IMO I won't and don't keep any of these items including steering lock to protect myself as I believe I'm protected if I don't leave my vehicle if I encounter with a road bully of theft. In such cases where theft (i.e: breaking your window to get your handbags or monies left on the passenger seat) is concerned we cannot do much since it's unforeseen in most cases.
When one is faced with a road bully it's best to drive off to the nearest Police station to make a report even it meant denting your vehicle to get out of harms way. If we keep weapons or arms in the car there is a tendency to use it. Result would be serious injury or death to either party. In both cases it's a lose lose situation whereby you sustain serious injury or death and the assailant may get away. If you do bring them down you might be detained by the police for questioning of may be worst be charged with assault or murder.
So give your views so that more will hopefully live to see another day

 

[omar antz]

well, to think of it, your steering lock could also be classified as a "weapon" too..so what gives to add some other protection besides that? if still in doubt or when followed by suspicious wannabe's...just drive to the nearest police station and be safe. first thing first...do not stop!!

 

[turbolover]

You got that right. It's because you have a weapon in your car and the tendency is you will use it. If there aren't any weapons available I think most of us would just go to the nearest police station unless your fist is bigger than the other.

 

[DanzEterna]

i carry butcher's knife, baseball bat, steering lock.
i have to protect my family if anything happens.....will chop off the asailants head if i have too...haha....
1. few yrs ago i used to keep 2 baseball bats at the rear.....kena tahan by police...they asked me y i carry those? i said for protection....then he said can...but carry one enuf.....

2. 10 yrs ago, carried parang in boot, got stop by police....taken to police station for investigation, after 1 hr, released haha....i told him i used it to cut the lalang behind my hse......but forgot to take it out from my boot.

 

[es2611]

for me the steering lock baseball bat look alike would be sufficient.
as for mom + sisters.. bought them pepper spray since it is lighter and easy to carry around + security films as for the famous smash-grab-go modus operandi going on now.

 

[jimmyae101]

hehehe..should good in choice weapon to kkep in our car as polis might caught us if they found many many dangerous weapon in our car in roadblock.
so,i think golf stick,umbella,sterring locker,lidi(like our old time school teacher always hold that stick)what it is call?i think no problem if polis found that item in our car.we can tell them i wan teach our kid in car as they too "nakal" :proud:

 

[DanzEterna]

rotan ka jimmy? (feather duster) got bulu2 ayam wan rite......

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but now those snatch thives smart edi, they wear full face helmets...so the pepper spray does not work.
need to buy stunt gun haha.....

 

[turbolover]

Don't worry. If the situation out of hand your car is your biggest weapon. Can always say "I was so scared that I mistaken the accelerator pedal for the brake pedal" to the police officer.

 

[5115]

reminds me of the pink shirt unker vs youngster incident...

the feeling must be horrible when your baseball bat end up is used by others knocking ur own head :stupid:

 

[adlans]

that incident was a joke ... sendiri salah lagi mau carik gaduh ....he's lucky that the youngster was only defending himself n didnt whack him kaw2.

Using rotan is one of the method that most lorry, van drivers used. THe police can't do anything with that weapon. Not the feather duster type laaa but the one that dicipline teacher always use ... kinda thick type. I still remember one incident were the police use rotan to whack mat motor gate crashing at their roadblocks... Sakit woooo !!

- Just my 9cents not my Nonsense -

 

[jimmyae101]

rotan ka jimmy? (feather duster) got bulu2 ayam wan rite......

yup bro,it call rotan but mine is big rotan no bulu2 ayam,almost like kayu.i just keep it on my car under driver seat.it okay,who will know if we really in hurry,where got time to open rear boot rite?somemore mr polisman cant sayin something rite if they found it in my car rite.it not too dangerous like baseball stick.

 

[DanzEterna]

im looking for those bamboo sticks.....from outside looks like a regular bamboo stick, but actually its a sword.....dunno where to buy leh.....

 

[hafis_09]

lol me...Parang :ridinghorse:

 

[turbolover]

Have you guys used any of the weapons that you mentioned?

 

[sebastien]

i belief many not...most probably just 2 scare off....coz hav 2 think twice

 

[turbolover]

Most of the time when both parties have weapons it always turns out ugly. Anger breeds violence and most of the time it's difficult to turn back. We don't want our families to grieve over us. So be safe and try not to have weapons in the car. If it's not available we won't use it.

 

[dhillon.shankar]

firstly thks for very thought provokin question. i wld nt keep sharp things but i wld consider something blunt that can be used as weapon if have to protect myself or family in the car. i used to keep a short buloh cane like the ones used to make furniture under the car seat. if whack hard it can break skull. never had to use it thankfully.

 

[aalto]

All the parangs, rotans,iron rod, steering lock....etc will be useless if the other person has a gun.

 

[turbolover]

Just keep phone numbers of police stations nearby and don't get down from the car. That's the best. Like aalto said, maybe the other person might have a gun or a parang longer and sharper than yours.

 

[jimmyae101]

really use bo if we call polis station nearby?or 999?i no sure what number i should call if really in trouble...just worry when i call them,"sila tekan 1 untuk bm, press 2 for inggeris...bla bla.... waste time lo...then tekan 1 untuk report kehilangan 2 untuk report kematian bla bla...h:stupid:ahaha!!!

 

[Fitri Hasan]

just keep the baseball bat steering lock. and learn how to use it. it will be sufficient, simple and a good one

 

[turbolover]

really use bo if we call polis station nearby?or 999?i no sure what number i should call if really in trouble...just worry when i call them,"sila tekan 1 untuk bm, press 2 for inggeris...bla bla.... waste time lo...then tekan 1 untuk report kehilangan 2 untuk report kematian bla bla...h:stupid:ahaha!!!

At least try to call while being chased by a maniac who wants to kill you lo. If not "sila tekan 4 untuk repot kematian". If like in Bukit Mertajam it's different. Most businessman have walkie talkies to report crimes. Signal radius is 1km and people around the 1 km radius will come to your rescue if you call for help or to report a crime. Not sure why KL don't have this. This walkie talkie community was started by a businessman and all one needs to do is buy a walkie talkie for RM300+ and you will have a membership number which you need to mention everytime you report. Police are hooked up to this frequency also.
Anyone wants to start this in KL? Can make some money at the same time can cut down crime rates. Normally if a stolen car is reported immediately the chances of getting it back real high cos people who come across the car can tail it and report their location.

 

[DanzEterna]

turbo lover : u got the frequency number ah?
i got walkie talkie......radio amateur ones....

 

[turbolover]

No la Danz, I didn't get the walkie talkie because i'm in Penang till end of the year only then going back KL. But those walkie talkies are really helpful. Even the Evo X police car will chase the suspect. One guy even managed to flip his car to make sure the thieves don't get away.
Drama la here in BM.

 

[soniabelani034]

i carry butcher's knife, baseball bat, steering lock.
i have to protect my family if anything happens.....will chop off the asailants head if i have too...haha....
1. few yrs ago i used to keep 2 baseball bats at the rear.....kena tahan by police...they asked me y i carry those? i said for protection....then he said can...but carry one enuf.....

2. 10 yrs ago, carried parang in boot, got stop by police....taken to police station for investigation, after 1 hr, released haha....i told him i used it to cut the lalang behind my hse......but forgot to take it out from my boot.

Nice! haha! ive got a switchblade, fire extinguisher, 1 baseball bat, and brass knuckles

 

[turbolover]

A brass knuckle might get you some serious trouble too if stopped by police. These brass knuckle was seen sold at cheras beside the velodrome a couple of years back.

 

[MaximKo]

Totally agree. We need weapon for self defence, not for killing. xD
So i get myself a STUN Gun.

 

[swtzzz]

can carry stun gun???

 

[csl]

Got weapon, after whack people, if the person doesn't die, you'll be sued and go to jail. If that person died, you become murderer and need to bare the sin for the rest of your life if you never get caught then sentenced to death or jail for 10-20 years. If beh tahan, just ram the car towards the party you wanna whack. Make it looks like accident. Die or no die also never mind, the worst for gagal mengawal kenderaan is a piece of RM300 saman. So what's the point for having weapon in the car? If someone break your window for taking handbag, by the time you get your weapon, he already gone. Further more, if they sibeh tulan, both got down motorbike and attack you then even worst.

If you cannot get real gun (self defense is allowed for those who rich enough to have a gun license), then use your car (unable to control the car and cause accident). Want do, make sure the opposite party die (cannot mark you and revenge). If you don't dare to kill people, then no need to have weapon. Just shout for help or report police. Of cause, as you know the security is not good, need to wake up la. You know people like to pecah cermin, don't la put handbag or expensive stuff just right on top of the seat or any easy expose place. Do risk assessment for every single thing. If you did all your best but still kena, then you can blame the god for so unfair else just like I said, ram them down then reverse and roll few times to make sure they die. After that, straight go traffic police station and report accident. Say you got accident and don't know how the car roll few times. Admit that you didn't wear seat belt and talking on phone.

 

[jimmyae101]

vey useful with walkie talkie...i know but normally in kl and klang valley only for gangster or tow man maybe they really doin big biz lo...very "lan ci" that boss wear lot of gold chain on his body driving big bmw m6 with 6 walkie talkie get out from his car for breakfirst at hot popular kopitiam at klang choong kok...nearby klang ktm station...:proud: if wan use it,really need collect ppl first..if not,with who we talk?hehehe..