The following tips may be useful to help prevent a driveway robbery..

• Turn off your radio when you're two kilometers from home so you can be more aware of your environment.
• Be familiar with your area; get to know the newspaper sellers on the corner, for example.
• Notice how people dress, if a " newspaper seller " or " hawker " is wearing overalls that seem new he might not be who he appears to be.
• If a driveway robber confronts you put up your hands immediately, don't try to grab your bag or cell phone: it may look like you're reaching for a gun.
• Stay calm, listen to the armed robber and obey commands.
• Don't look the driveway robber in the eye.
• Stay calm, listen to the driveway robber and obey commands.
• Don't pretend not to have a bag or wallet. If the driveway robber finds out you're lying he might shoot / hurt you in anger or out of frustration.
• Don't throw your keys away. It will just make your attacker angry.
• If you lie face down outside the car he might not force you to get back in.