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You're basically saying "don't own something nice if you don't want it stolen". More needs to be done to tackle bike theft. Be that education, physical deterra
by _jstreet 5y ago
You're basically saying "don't own something nice if you don't want it stolen".
More needs to be done to tackle bike theft. Be that education, physical deterrants (cameras, good quality bike lockup locations, etc).
I've had a bike stolen, and the police can do nothing. A bicycle is small, easy to disassemble, relatively low-value, and they are untraceable items.
A car is higher-value, but more easily traced than a bike - due to a large number of factors; size, colour, shape, insurance/legal documents to prove ownership, ANPR cameras, etc.
- hallway_monitor 5y agoA better strategy for this and other problems might be "don't live in a city".
- dotancohen 5y agoThen you need a car or motorcycle, not a bicycle, to get to the place you were trying to go to. That said, I live in a small village myself.
- dazc 5y ago> A bicycle is small, easy to disassemble, relatively low-value, and they are untraceable items.. I once followed a bike thief to his home, phoned the police explaining what had occurred and that I am stood outside his house right now. Nothing happened.
- cush 5y agoNo, I’m actually basically saying, don’t leave expensive bicycles unattended. If you want to choose a bike based on theft resistance, a cheap one is much better than the Yerka.