MetroMan
Senior Member
^ although I heard that somebody tried to burn down his place once.
People need to start rethinking how they use their bicycles. First of all, folks must consider that whenever they leave their bikes, they are leaving them for others to steal, lock or no lock.
Cyclists must take responsibility for their bicycles. Only they can stop bike theft.
If you value your bicycle and do not want it stolen, then the answer is obvious, take it with you, or leave it at home. If you're a commuter and your destination will not allow you to bring your bicycle into the building with you, then leave the bike at home and take the bus or your own car. It's not up to the city or your office/destination to ensure that secure bike lockers or whatever are available.
This is where someone responds that "if the city wants to encourage bike use as part of its green plan, then it must address bike theft...blaa, blaa, blaa....". But in the end only one person can stop bike theft, and that's the person with the bike. The thief will always be there, but if your bike is not there, or if it's with you, then your bike is safe.
The police force is too lazy to pursue these crimes and there's more money in catching speeders at the bottom of hills. So large numbers of these criminals operate with impunity. Greater than 4000 bike thefts in this city per year!
That's not the cyclist, or the car owners, fault.
It's a failure of police enforcement.
This is where someone responds that "if the city wants to encourage bike use as part of its green plan, then it must address bike theft...blaa, blaa, blaa....". But in the end only one person can stop bike theft, and that's the person with the bike. The thief will always be there, but if your bike is not there, or if it's with you, then your bike is safe.
Rubbish. No property owner is going to take responsibility for your bicycle. If I leave a camera in a food court chained to a table and somebody steals it, is the food court responsible? Of course not, but somehow we feel we can leave our bicycles all over the city under similar circumstances, and now we expect our destination to provide facilities for the bikes? When I rode my bike to work I always took it into the office, and if I couldn't, I left the bike at home and took the bus.But, the place that they are going to must also provide ample locking facilities for the bicycle. .
Not true at all. Every parking lot for cars has a sign saying that they're not responsible for any damage, break-ins or theft. Parking lot maintenance money goes for paving, lights and general care, and public safety (from a liability point of view), not vehicle protection or oversight.How much money goes into Parking lot maintenance? You pay for the parking because your car is being watched and you are povided the space, so you feel safe leaving your car there.
Igor's old place has sold: 24 Feb 2010: