What is the correct response in a zombie attack, when most people around you have become the walking undead, after you survive the first 24 hours?
Should you keep running? Move from place to place? Maybe you want to find your family, or maybe you just want to hole up somewhere remote that happens to have food and water?
Chances are other people will be attempting the same thing. Which is bad news, it means more exposure to zombies by uninfected people. The aggressive nature of zombification also means that there’s a rather high chance that if one person gets infected, he will end up taking out another teammate. That’s no good. Zombie Survival 101 rule #1: Do not increase the number of zombies!
Ultimately, keeping on the move in a zombie-challenged world leads to high rates of attrition. Yet, the alternative of hiding in one place might not do much to reduce the risks. Zombies may be attracted to where you are, or you might run out of supplies. One moment of complacency and *BAM* a rogue zombie out of nowhere has just tagged you.
The best course of action is to reduce your risks, by controlling the number of zombies near you. That is, start reducing the numbers of zombies as quick as you can. What you need are zombie traps.
Zombies are dumb and attracted to sound and lights. They also have one kill point, their head. Simple traps that aren’t dependant on electricity or gas would be ideal. Traps could be entirely temporary, with people making lots of noise, standing on concrete fences to funnel zombies down a path and swing make-shift maces at the zombie heads. It could possibly be a spring noose trap, that grabs the zombies by the feet and dangles them upside down, perfect height for lopping off their heads.
Another big thing to worry about is body disposal. You don’t want your trap getting clogged up too quickly. Perhaps build your trap at the top of a steep hill (so the bodies roll back down). Or on a cliff. Or near a river.
It would be very important to quickly setup multiple zombie traps in a given neighbourhood. The traps would help drastically reduce the number of zombies in the immediate area. This brings a tremendous boost to general safety, because it gives everyone the chance to re-group properly, gather resources, etc.
Join your local neighbourhood association and make a safety plan for zombies. Be ready for any zombie attacks!