Getting home
- Check the arrivals of the last buses you can take, be familiar with the schedule of the city’s public transportation: https://mobilitas.biokom.hu/en/timetable
- Save the telephone number of a taxi company in your phone.
- Do not pick up hitchhikers.
- Park your car in a well-lit, busy area.
Nights out/Safe Dating
- Have backup – make sure that you have a friend you trust to check up on you during your programme – Always follow this rule!
- Have your mobile phone charged.
- Leave a pub with friends.
- Avoid walking alone at night.
- Avoid dark areas; use well-lit, well-travelled routes.
- If being followed, go to the nearest public place.
- Avoid short-cuts at night.
- If you see someone else in trouble, shout for help, call the police (#112).
- Meet in a public place for the very first time.
- Use your own transportation.
- Watch your alcohol intake.
How to reduce risks of unconfortable situations?
- Trust your instincts: if something does not feel right, you have to leave.
- Be assertive, communicate simply and clearly.
- Yell, scream, make noise in any way you can.
- If you are at a party, don't leave with a person you don't know well.
- Remember that alcohol and drugs compromise your ability to make decisions.
- Avoid secluded places.
- Set sexual limits and communicate them.
- Beware of partners who disregard your requests.
