bike security

[pooks]

I still maintain that one reason the guy as able to do that is because he didn't act sneaky or surreptitiously.

When somebody carries a huge cutter and strolls up to a bike and cuts the chain, I'm going to be thinking, "That MUST be his bike, because surely no thief would be that brazen."

I would love to see them do the experiment and have the thief look like they're trying not to be notice or caught.

[mimitabby]

Most thieves are not looking around wildly when they are doing their deed, are they? (you've all seen surveillance camera footage)

When DH cut through a cable we had in public, we noticed that people didn't look at what he was doing. It was kind of dark, but i'm sure if he was stealing he would have gotten away with it. Now that's not to say that SOME people
will confront suspicious people, whether or not it's dangerous. But counting on those folks to be there...

So what CAN we use to keep our bikes from getting stolen?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I still maintain that one reason the guy as able to do that is because he didn't act sneaky or surreptitiously.

Real thieves don't act that way- they act casual, just like the guy in the video. Having grown up in NYC, I can assure you that few people would confront or even NOTICE someone cutting a bike chain off. If the crime does not involve someone being hurt, most people in large cities will choose not to get involved or put themselves at risk.

[Grog]

Real thieves don't act that way- they act casual, just like the guy in the video.

Which makes me say that the best way to break into a house is through the front door or even by a front window, using a ladder to climb in. (Wearing tradesperson-style overalls probably would help.)

I'm sure it would even work in a small town. Now maybe there would be more chance that there are witnesses around in a small town (not that they would do anything). In a big city, nobody will remember.

[Kitsune06]

You can get away with amazing stuff acting casually. Even if you get caught, you can usually make it really seem like you *should* be there if you're good.Besides. Security guards are way over worked, way, way underpaid, and unless whatever you're doing is outrageously obvious and suspicious, they're just as willing to let it happen .
*they* would really rather not do the paperwork on you, either.

[7rider]

"The secret to crashing a party is to look like you belong."
I don't know where I read that line, but I was thinking of this when I watched that vid.
Who's to say that's not his bike and he didn't just lose his key or have the key stolen? Hmmmm????

[pooks]

That's my thought, too, Regina.

Also, if he had been a minority, would people have been more aware of what he was doing?

[Grog]

That's my thought, too, Regina.

Also, if he had been a minority, would people have been more aware of what he was doing?

oh that would be an awesome study to make.

Let's do those videos again with a black guy (wearing the same clothes).

You raise a very good point.