1. Start by selecting the right airline - you can check out a list of all airlines around the world and their safety records on the Aviation Safety Network. Selecting the right airline is a vital first step.
2. Where possible, pre-book your seat. Statistically, the rear of the aircraft is safer and aisle seats will allow you to get out of the aircraft quickly. Never sit in a seat more than five rows away from an emergency exit and always count and remember the number of seat rows between you and the nearest exit.
3. Familiarise yourself with your nearest exit and visualise how you would get there in an emergency (bearing in mind that there will be general panic and other people clambering to reach it as well).
4. Do not remove your shoes before take-off. If you need to get off the aircraft quickly, or if there's a fire, you will be glad of your shoes. Remember also to have them on for landing. Most incidents happen at take-off or landing. Avoid travelling in high-heeled shoes.
5. In an emergency evacuation, you must leave all personal belongings behind. Carry-on bags will slow your exit and create a hazard for you and others. Don't wait for others to move; many will be paralysed by fear. Get yourself out regardless of what others are doing.
6. Listen to the instructions of the cabin crew and follow their commands. Their purpose is to protect you.
7. Avoid travelling by road at night - you significantly increase your chances of an accident after dark. In developing countries, road lighting may be non-existent and often vehicles either don't have working lights or don't use them.
8. Check whether there are proper seat belts. If there are not, find another seat - or better still another vehicle.
9. If travelling alone in a taxi, always sit directly behind the driver and never in the front seat. If his intentions are not bona fide, sitting directly behind him makes you less accessible and gives you a better chance of fleeing the vehicle if necessary.
10. If you are unsure
11. In recent times viruses like Ebola and Zika have made headline news, sweeping through certain parts of the world. It's therefore vital that you check on the latest advice for your destination with your GP's surgery or the Foreign Office.
12. That said, the most common infectious illness to affect travellers is diarrhoea, mainly caused by food and water-borne agents. Make sure you tell your doctor exactly where you are going as in certain regions some bacteria have developed a resistance to antibiotics.
相关单词：statistically
statistically解释：ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看
statistically例句：
The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。
相关单词：aisle
aisle解释：n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道
aisle例句：
The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
相关单词：belongings
belongings解释：n.私人物品，私人财物
belongings例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。
相关单词：lighting
lighting解释：n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
lighting例句：
The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
相关单词：vaccinations
vaccinations解释：n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤
vaccinations例句：
Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
I read some publicity
相关单词：vaccinated
vaccinated解释：[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的
vaccinated例句：
I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？
相关单词：sweeping
sweeping解释：adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
sweeping例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
相关单词：antibiotics
antibiotics解释：n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
antibiotics例句：
the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
The doctor gave me a pre
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