ABSTRACT
Predictable routes are a safety concern as they enable potential attackers to easily identify the route taken by users. These include pedestrian paths, stairwells, underpasses, and corridors. This is particularly problematic where the route ends up close to an entrapment spot. Entrapment spots are small, confined spaces close to or adjacent to publicly accessible places. The following principles should be taken into account in development design to minimize predictable routes and entrapment locations: eliminate predictable routes and potential entrapment locations from design wherever possible; and provide adequate sight lines and lighting where there is no alternative to predictable routes. It also provides adequate distance between any potential concealment or entrapment locations to allow users adequate reaction time; ensures that predictable routes have good casual surveillance and provide for alternative access arrangements; and identifies alternative routes.
