I would expect bicycle thefts to go down in the winter. You’d either have to get out of you vehicle to go steal the bike, or…they’d have to ride it away in the cold.
It’s very frustrating having your ride stolen and the typical response from law enforcement often just compounds it. However most state laws give bicycles somewhat less status than a house cat, and the police don’t have the resources or legal motivation to do much about recovering them. I’ve never understood why laws regarding vehicle theft are so stacked against the bicycle. In some states even stealing a lousy piece of crap car can result in a felony theft charge. When you use your bike for daily transportation, to get to the store, to get to your job so you can pay your bills, it is a vital part of your life and it’s theft should carry some of that weight. Sermon over.
Really? Can we stop this bullshit please? Parent’s bicycles were stolen in Cincinnati, OH in the 80’s and were returned by police. Charleston, SC late 90’s and 2000’s, sister and my bikes were stolen, and later found and recovered. All instances the locks and cables were cut. I want to say something here, but I’m sure someone will take it be a racist comment. Maybe relocate away from certain parts of the country. I’ve not had problems with police not caring about theft, though I have had issues where police don’t care about vandalism or property damage. Maybe because they can’t stop people from throwing rocks through windows, but they can search pawn sops and other outlets for stolen goods.
I had a cat run away once. Not like the police found him though. He was found under a building by a guy who lived three blocks away from the police station. And the building WAS the police station.
When I was a kid, back in the ’70s, my Sears 10-speed was stolen. It was found and recovered only because I had the serial number and it was found in a drainage ditch. There are bike registries all over the web, but don’t expect any local law enforcement to do anything.
I live in Vienna (Austria). A guy I know runs a mobile carpentry shop out of a truck. It got stolen once with all the tools in it. Naturally he went to the police and did everything you’re supposed to do. So after a while he beginns to get parking tickets daily. The adress of the parking violation is on the ticket, so he goes there and his stolen car is parked in front of a police station in a no parking zone. Apperantly the car thieves where just interested in the tools and wanted to do him a favor by returning the car to a place where it would be returned to the owner. Well… It kinda worked. :’D
I got a few bikes stolen in my time…. I just stopped going to the police. Yea, the statistics are of if you don’t register your stuff stolen, but I care about as much about their statistics as they do when you go in there and say your bike was stolen. They tend to look at you as if I was peronally insulting them by annoying them with such nonesens.
Winter depression?
I would expect bicycle thefts to go down in the winter. You’d either have to get out of you vehicle to go steal the bike, or…they’d have to ride it away in the cold.
It’s very frustrating having your ride stolen and the typical response from law enforcement often just compounds it. However most state laws give bicycles somewhat less status than a house cat, and the police don’t have the resources or legal motivation to do much about recovering them. I’ve never understood why laws regarding vehicle theft are so stacked against the bicycle. In some states even stealing a lousy piece of crap car can result in a felony theft charge. When you use your bike for daily transportation, to get to the store, to get to your job so you can pay your bills, it is a vital part of your life and it’s theft should carry some of that weight. Sermon over.
Maybe tie your cat to your bike and double the chances of recovery?
Really? Can we stop this bullshit please? Parent’s bicycles were stolen in Cincinnati, OH in the 80’s and were returned by police. Charleston, SC late 90’s and 2000’s, sister and my bikes were stolen, and later found and recovered. All instances the locks and cables were cut. I want to say something here, but I’m sure someone will take it be a racist comment. Maybe relocate away from certain parts of the country. I’ve not had problems with police not caring about theft, though I have had issues where police don’t care about vandalism or property damage. Maybe because they can’t stop people from throwing rocks through windows, but they can search pawn sops and other outlets for stolen goods.
I had a cat run away once. Not like the police found him though. He was found under a building by a guy who lived three blocks away from the police station. And the building WAS the police station.
When I was a kid, back in the ’70s, my Sears 10-speed was stolen. It was found and recovered only because I had the serial number and it was found in a drainage ditch. There are bike registries all over the web, but don’t expect any local law enforcement to do anything.
https://bikeindex.org
I live in Vienna (Austria). A guy I know runs a mobile carpentry shop out of a truck. It got stolen once with all the tools in it. Naturally he went to the police and did everything you’re supposed to do. So after a while he beginns to get parking tickets daily. The adress of the parking violation is on the ticket, so he goes there and his stolen car is parked in front of a police station in a no parking zone. Apperantly the car thieves where just interested in the tools and wanted to do him a favor by returning the car to a place where it would be returned to the owner. Well… It kinda worked. :’D
I got a few bikes stolen in my time…. I just stopped going to the police. Yea, the statistics are of if you don’t register your stuff stolen, but I care about as much about their statistics as they do when you go in there and say your bike was stolen. They tend to look at you as if I was peronally insulting them by annoying them with such nonesens.