Public Transport Safety

Hertfordshire is one of the safest county’s in the country and Stevenage reflects that trend.

Stevenage has a superb transport infrastructure, with an excellent bus and train services and over 256 hackney carriages or private hire vehicles.

Offences on public transport are rare, and you are no more likely to be a victim of crime on public transport as you are anywhere else, but there are a few very simple precautions you can take to make your journeys safer.

On the bus

• use a bus stop you know, or one that appears busy and well lit
• if you're going to an unfamiliar place, have friends meet you at your destination
• sit close to the driver

On the train

• wait on a well lit section of platform, near other people
• sit in a busy compartment at the front of the train
• if you feel uncomfortable, consider getting out of your carriage and into another, or even getting off the train altogether.

On the tube

• sit in a carriage near the front of the train
• if anybody makes you feel uncomfortable, get off and wait for the next tube
• late at night, have friends or family meet you at your destination station

Taking a taxi

• as often as possible, use a taxi company you know, or one recommended by family or friends
• if you have booked a taxi over the phone, make sure the driver knows your name and destination, in order to ensure it's the correct taxi
• have your money and keys ready so that you can get into your home quickly at the end of your journey
• If you feel uncomfortable in a taxi, ask the driver to stop in a busy familiar place and get out of the car.

Reproduced by kind permission of the Home Office.

For more information about taxis and follow the link to the CabWatch page.

For more details of personal safety follow the link to the Suzie Lamplugh trust web site.
www.suzylamplugh.org