Comment by wallflower

> Use common sense

Read "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker. Highly recommend it for anyone who wants to know more about how to protect yourself.

tldr: Trust your instincts. They have been honed by many, many iterations.

http://tgace.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/the-gift-of-fear/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_Fear