Safety advice - Brigham Young University Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
One piece of advice I have for this one is to just find a friend to always be walking with. There's times where I've studied late at the library and I'm walking back at dark like at nighttime, but I just have a friend that's with me at the library. I plan that out so we can walk back together so I'm with someone. Times where that hasn't worked out, I'll just call someone, either a friend or my mom, on my walk back so that I have someone on the phone nearby if anything happens.
Video 2 Transcript
Okay, my best safety advice. Look both ways before crossing the street next to the Tanner building because the cops are totally there and they will bust you for jaywalking.
Video 3 Transcript
I would never walk to or from campus alone at night. I think if you're not on a well-lit street, even if you are, I would say try to have your friend either come pick you up or have somebody walk to campus to come get you or like if they're already on campus. I think that's something that's helped me feel safe. I would also say bring pepper spray everywhere. I've never had to use it, but I just it's nice to know that. And another thing I would say a lot of times like if I'm hanging out with my friends at their apartment, I always have them walk me to my car and then I drive them back to their apartment just because it's just kind of scary to be alone honestly at night. So I would just say try to always at night try to always have a friend walking with you.
Video 4 Transcript
Number one safety tip is do not do the cute little like sticky notes up in your glass like on your heritage halls room that has like your phone number or your instagram handle. That's like safety 101. You're now giving them your address, the floor number, the building number, and they can usually kind of piece out which room number it is and on top of your phone number they can pretty much track down your identity after that and that's just sussy like you don't want to do that. Also close your blinds like especially at night like in your dorm room like people will it's not one-sided glass. I can look directly into your apartment if I'm on the ground floor and like let's be real you don't want people snooping in on you so just close your blinds like try to keep your privacy safe. Like the sticky notes are cute but like maybe do like a pattern not like revealing information.
Video 5 Transcript
The advice I have is there's something on the BYU app called like the safe walk or safe walk And so me my friends will use it if we're at the library really late at night And it's really dark or we're by ourselves, but I recommend walking with a friend at all times in the nighttime at least
Video 6 Transcript
If you open the BYU app, you can hit like SafeWalk and it gives you a couple different options to hey while I'm walking to my car I'd like someone else to be on the other end of the phone and that just dispatches you to a member of like BYU security team. I think it like might track your location while you're on the walk just in case something does happen they would know like where to go find you and things like that and so they offer help or assistance so SafeWalk is super cool. I'm a peer mentor for the university and so kind of like for anyone that's new to it maybe their first time away from home at college things like that just kind of a nice little thing to keep in your pocket if you have a late night class need to walk across campus when there's not too much light outside so SafeWalk is really good.
Video 7 Transcript
Another safety device I have is the SafeWalk feature that they have on the BYU app that makes it super super easy to just go in and you can like put in what location you're going to and at any point you can press a button and I think it calls campus security right away. I've used it once with a friend when we were walking back late at night and so that's another great resource.
Video 8 Transcript
This is more like date safety advice, I guess. A lot of people who get asked on dates here, I've heard crazy stories of things happening because they don't know them very well, so I would just recommend making sure you trust the person a little bit. If you do feel unsafe, try doing like a, suggesting a double date or something, and then always meet in a public area. Don't like meet somewhere like Sketch or something, and if you don't want them knowing where you live, you can, yeah, suggest to meet in a public area or something so that you can make sure you're safe. And I always tell my friends what I'm going to go on a date, and they have my location so they can check my location at any time, make sure I'm good, and make sure I'm safe.
Video 9 Transcript
The best safety advice is that there's safety in numbers. I know parking is really challenging on campus. You often have to park far away and if you're walking home late at night and you're by yourself, my biggest recommendation is to always have someone who can walk you home. If you feel unsafe, there is also a part in the BYU app where you can have a police monitor your walk home and if anything happens, all you have to do is click a button and they'll be notified. But in general, safety in numbers is a pretty good advice. I would recommend not staying super late in the library if you're going to be walking home by yourself. If you're going to be late on campus, just always have someone who can be there with you and walk home with you.
Video 10 Transcript
A lot of people hike the Y when you're down here at BOU and so safety advice, always take at least two water bottles. It's a really intense hike and especially during the day you're gonna you're gonna be draining your energy so bring a ton of water and be prepared for it.
Video 11 Transcript
My safety advice is to always be outside with a friend or pretend like you're on a call or bring pepper spray with you everywhere you go.
Video 12 Transcript
Even though BYU is in a really low crime state and area, I don't think it's a good idea to ever get too comfortable with that. Always act as if there might be somebody with a bad intention nearby. Always lock your door. Always lock your car. Always keep anything valuable out of sight and out of your car. Don't go running at night. Don't go running alone. Don't go hiking alone. These things are so, they sound so basic, but we get really confident when we've got that taste of independence and it could be so simple to break and just have the most devastating consequence for that. So safety first. Those really basic things really can help ensure that you have a wonderful experience at BYU and it stays that way.
Video 13 Transcript
Work both ways before you cross the street.
Video 14 Transcript
For those long boarders out there, I think for safety just make sure that you don't get the cops called on you. Just kidding. But there's campus police so just try and ride off of campus or just making sure that there's no cars in front or behind of you. Always ride on the sidewalks, don't try to ride on the street unless it's super super steep and you're trying not to die. So you always just keep in mind who's going up ahead of you and who's going behind you as well.
Video 15 Transcript
Common sense is your number one. Don't be alone, especially at night. Always go with groups, and even in the daytime, it's a good idea to have people nearby. So that's number one, is to use your common sense. Be aware of your area. Don't get into places where somebody could jump out on you. Just be smart. Use your brains and be aware of the area. We're on our phones all the time now. Put your phone down and look around. Look at the people. It's beautiful all around you. Look at the beautiful scenery. Let your mind have a little bit of a break, but be aware of your surroundings. Always know what's around you. Watch what bushes somebody could jump out of. Whatever. Be aware. Be mindful. Be in the moment.
Video 16 Transcript
So BYU overall is very safe. That said, I don't think you should be naive, especially if you are a young lady. If you have a late class or an event going on, you can call the BYU police and have them send an escort to escort you home. A lot of the bad things that happen, happen late at night. So just, you know, keep the buddy system. Just south of campus on that hill, there's been some issues in the past in the apartments just south of campus, the big square. I was once there around midnight and there was a group of guys that were being super crude to women walking past them and they really were bothering me. Also, I went to a park around midnight in Provo and it seemed like there was drug dealing or prostitution. It was pretty sketchy. Also, another tip is to be careful if you're, if you see an advertisement on the street for a modeling job. I've heard that's a way that people can kidnap people for human trafficking.
Video 17 Transcript
This is something, especially for the girlies, but important for everyone, is just using your common sense, especially like if it's dark outside, don't walk by yourself when it's dark outside. Even if you're walking around on campus, like, you would hope and wish that Birmingham University campus was a safer place to be, but simply, it's not. So, just always try and have someone with you if you're in the dark, and definitely don't go anywhere with someone that you don't know, or like, don't go somewhere that you, like, don't know or don't feel comfortable.
Video 18 Transcript
Share your location with your roommates. So, if you ever go out on a date or even just hanging out with friends, so they can just always know where you are, keep that setting always turned on, and then if something happens, if they're like, oh she hasn't been back in a while, they can, it's just a safety precaution, and I, it's unfortunate that we have to worry about these, but they are important, especially as a young college woman, so.
Video 19 Transcript
My safety advice is if you are walking home when it's late at night or it's dark, be on the phone with somebody. As you're having a conversation, every so often tell them exactly where you're at, what you're passing, so they're aware and stay on the phone with them until you get to somebody who's being with you or to your car or to your apartment and just do those check-ins throughout your conversation as, hey I'm passing this building and then you continue on and now I've made it down the stairs, I'm by the duck ponds, so that they are aware of where you're at and they can call if something were to happen.
Video 20 Transcript
The parking situation at BYU is pretty horrendous. A lot of people talk about it on this app and just in Provo in general, but if it comes down to it, you can always park at the stadium or in the unpaid lots and if you ever feel unsafe walking at night, if you call campus police, they will escort you back, which I've done before.
Video 21 Transcript
I don't know if this is considered real safety advice, but I would say that on the west side of campus, when you're going up the stairs from the RBE to the rest of campus, I'd say just make sure you don't lose your footing, make sure that the altitude doesn't get you. I think that that's always the hardest part about my day, is climbing the stairs on the west side of campus. So, just always make sure that you're doing well. Take some breaks in between, maybe some water breaks as well. Just make sure you're getting up the stairs safely, is my advice.
Video 22 Transcript
Everybody you go on a date with, we have all our roommates meet them just to make sure you're safe and we at least know what they look like in case anything happens.
Video 23 Transcript
I really love biking to school, but there is some safety advice I want to give. So, stay away off of like 9th, 9th East, the road. There's no bike lane, so it's really hard to bike on it. But like any other road south of campus works really well.
Video 24 Transcript
I have had late rehearsals or classes on campus before, and you should know, safety-wise, if you do not have someone that can walk you home or to somewhere safe, there is on the BYU app a feature where you can alert the BYU police that you are on the move and that you are going to get to a certain destination. And then if you do not stop on your way there, then they know you're safe. Make sure you don't stop to talk to a friend, because then they'll think that you're not safe, so just get from point A to point B, they'll monitor you. And there's also emergency call buttons and boxes across campus, so it looks like, I believe, a big blue light and button, and it'll say emergency on it, and you can always use that. And have the BYU police phone number in your phone on speed dial.
Video 25 Transcript
First of all, just use common sense. It's probably not smart to be alone, particularly at night, if you're studying later on campus for rehearsals, activities, lectures, whatever. See if you can't find somebody in your complex, friends, neighbors, whatever, to walk home with. You can always call campus police and they'll help you out, but generally speaking, I would use common sense. Second thing I would say is just be aware of your surroundings. Be aware. If you see things that look suspicious, don't be afraid to call campus police. It's better to be safe than sorry. The next thing I would say is there are a lot of bikes and a lot of walking traffic around BYU. If you're a driver, just be aware that they're coming out everywhere. Keep your eyes peeled.
Video 26 Transcript
While BYU is a really safe, safe campus, I highly recommend you don't walk alone south of campus at night and that if you go on a date, please, please, please tell your friends where you're going. Have your location on your phone, seriously. There's so many great people here and trustworthy, amazing people. There are also some people that might want to take advantage of that, so please just make sure people know where you are when you go on dates with people, especially if you're using a dating app or whatnot. Just make sure that people are always aware of your whereabouts.
Video 27 Transcript
If you are on campus late at night, which you will be at some point, and you're trying to cross some of the streets and you think no one's going to be there, wrong. Someone who has been at the library just as late as you is speeding to get home. Please be careful, especially if you're wearing dark clothes, like drivers and provosts suck. They cannot see you, so be super careful walking home. They don't see you at all. They'll hit you, and then I know that's a good way to like pay for college or whatever, but it's not worth it, okay?
Video 28 Transcript
If you're biking, make sure to give right-of-way to people who are walking because they have the right-of-way and they will not stop walking in front of you and you will either have to like drop the bike or go over it. So make sure to be doing that. Also, wear a helmet. Wear a helmet when you're riding your bike. That's pretty basic but it will actually keep you from when you eat the pavement from sustaining anything worse.
Video 29 Transcript
I think that sometimes, since we live in Provo, we think that everyone is safe to be around, and there are a lot of great people here that you can trust, but not everyone is trustworthy. One thing that you can do to stay safe, if you're going on a date with someone that you don't know very well, that you have talked to on mutual, or that just, you know, asked you out but you have never really met them, meet them at the location. Don't have them come pick you up, you know, drive separately or meet somewhere on campus so that you aren't at their mercy, and you can come when you want to and leave when you want to. Also, on the BYU app, they have a feature called SafeWalk, where you have it track your location while you're walking home, like, late at night or wherever you are from campus, and the police will watch and see if you get to your location or not, and then they know where you are, so come help.
Video 30 Transcript
I know this is common advice, but I feel like I should still say it, but it's better to be on offense rather than defense. So what I mean by that is putting yourself in positions where you're going to be safer, if that makes sense. So like, for example, being in your apartment at an earlier time rather than like two or three in the morning, just doing things like that and just using your brain. I know, again, I know that sounds kind of random, but I feel like it's just using common sense. So that's my safety advice.
