Re: [Ebbc-Talk] [Discuss] Another bike stolen!

Sorry to learn of your third bike theft in 3 years. I think warning signs near bicycle parking facilities where theft is common is a great idea but I wouldn't count on the city already burdened with a lot of bureaucracy and budget problems to regulate this sort of signage. How about a DIY approach of posting home made signs in high bike theft areas? Perhaps the signs could be adhesive backed difficult to remove stickers. If the area doesn't have video surveillance and is safe for bike thieves, it is also safe for sticker posters. Stickers could even be placed right on the bike racks.

I am curious what types of locks you were using on the three bikes that were stolen.

Zach

On 26 Aug 2012, at 18:15, J.W.T. Meakin wrote:

> This is my third bike theft in 3 years, and I am getting thoroughly fed up. This time it was from in front of the Lucky store in the shopping center on 9th St.
> 
> One store employee and two passers-by said Yes, they had had bicycles stolen from the same rack. Bicycle theft from that rack is common. Was there a warning sign saying so? You guess the answer. Was there a security camera?  You guess the answer.
> 
> I asked store managers why, if they knew theft was common, there was no warning. The response was the same I received from Trader Joe's in Alameda: "We just rent the place. The property owner controls the exterior".
> 
> Information has reached my ears about a similar theft problem from the multi-story car park on Central, extending up Oak to Lincoln. That means right outside the police station.
> 
> Is anyone interested in creating a lobby for a city regulation requiring the posting of warning signs near bicycle parking facilities where theft is common? Something containing the actal number of bicycles stolen over the last 3 years, say, updated quarterly?
> 
> Bill.

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