Since being in the Kill Zone can obviously kill you – you should:
- Learn how to stay out of them
- And if you get in one – how to get out of them
- If you can’t get out – how to put up one hell of a fight – but keep in mind why they are called Kill Zones
- Understand what they are – This isn’t brain surgery – A Kill Zone is a time distance relationship – how much time do I have and how much distance do I have.
- How to stay out of them – First and foremost – the best way to avoid an ambush, hence the kill zone, is don’t be there when it happens. There are plenty of people who are an ambush looking for a place to happen, just hope they are driving the same roads you are.
- If you haven’t done it already, take a course that has a heavy emphasis on Surveillance Detection – Route Surveys, and Advancing.
- And if you get in one – how to get out of them – Driving out of the kill zone is an exercise in the laws of physics and is a measurable skill. These are not skills you learn sitting in the back seat of a vehicle driving around a race track. The only skill you learn sitting in the back seat is how to projectile vomit out the back window.
- If you can’t get out – how to put up one hell of a fight. This is where shooting skills meet driving.
Most ambush kill zones are relatively short in length, survival can often be measured in yards. Once pushing out of the zone the attackers often find themselves shooting towards their own, and have to reallocate. This can give valuable time for developing a survival response which can include responders, even witnesses.