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Keeping out of danger, risk, or injury. Use with questions about people; when referring to things, use "security" instead.

Safety: being protected from danger, risk, or injury

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How to avoid losing someone while traveling?

Whether traveling with a child or friend, especially in large crowds, should one take precautions to avoid losing someone? I will be backpacking, so packing light is important; however, I still thought it would might be necessary for me to get…
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How to avoid 'bad' neighborhoods

When I am on a trip on some city I've never before, how can I avoid the 'bad' neighborhoods? Usually there is one at most cities.Like, there are some bad neighborhoods here in Athens I wouldn't recommend. Suppose I don't travel with an organized…
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Airtags and flying safety

The TSA allows Airtags in checked and hand-on luggage. Is this the case too for all civil aviation authorities (EU for example)? It has a coin-shaped CR2032 battery and a range of 800 feet low energy Bluetooth.
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How to identify known dangerous areas in cities relevant to your visit (example Washington)

Many cities have areas that are best avoided (or best avoided after dark). Often these less desirable areas also happen to offer cheaper hotels and so people looking for an affordable hotel might accidentally be lead to these areas. I find it hard…
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Safety of travelling to Muslim countries/Israel during Ramadan

Israel and some Muslim countries are amazing travel destinations. But I worry about the safety of the trip. Are Muslim countries and Israel safe/considerably safer to travel to when it's Ramadan? I'm specially interested in Egypt and Israel.
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Do they stock parachutes in commercial airliners?

Obviously we all know about the oxygen masks but let's say there was a strong exceptional reason for me to get off the airplane, are there parachutes that normal passengers have access to? I cant recall mentioning parachutes in the mini lecture the…
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Does sunscreen/suncream stop the amount of skin tan?

I know that SPF blocks a given amount of UVA/UVB rays, so does the lack of UV rays reaching my skin mean that I won't get a tan, and if so, what's the best way to get a tan safely? For example, would using a lower SPF in a very sunny place like the…
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Why do so many people travel to Mexico, South Africa, Puerto Rico, and Ethiopia despite safety concerns?

Mexico, South Africa, and Puerto Rico have one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Ethiopia has militancy. Why do so many people travel to Mexico, South Africa, Puerto Rico, and Ethiopia despite safety concerns? A follow-up question: If…
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