4 ms·
There is an alley in my neighborhood where a single line is super dark and turns into a single house. I'm not sure how useful that is but I'd still rather not h
by milofeynman 9y ago
There is an alley in my neighborhood where a single line is super dark and turns into a single house. I'm not sure how useful that is but I'd still rather not have that line if it were my house.
https://i.imgur.com/R3j3jXA.png https://i.imgur.com/R3j3jXA.png
I've found a couple of these nearby.
- trimbo 9y ago> I'd still rather not have that line if it were my house. Why? It indicates someone lives in the house. Pretty safe assumption without Strava. The problem created by Strava (and other apps) is that people list their very expensive bike in their profile, then ride that bike to and from their house. Supposedly, thieves target users that way[1]. But the heat map does not provide that info, or link back to the rider/runner. [1] - http://road.cc/content/news/136239-police-warning-thieves-using-strava-target-expensive-bikes-wales http://road.cc/content/news/136239-police-warning-thieves-us... -- I'm not sure I buy the connection to using an app is causal.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoI'd say people with a GPS fitness tracker are much more likely to have small fenceable items that drug users (who burgle to feed their habit) are usually looking for. If you're after a good car, then they're probably good marks too - crossmatch with low populationin density FTW.
- notahacker 9y agothe flip side of that is that a GPS tracker is probably a better indicator still of "willingness to fight off an intruder or pursue an opportunist thieving items from a garden", especially in countries where normal people don't use firearms. Basic local knowledge probably gives you a better idea of which streets have the best cars - which are obviously usually visible when available to steal - and most fence-able items.
- milofeynman 9y agoSorry I wasn't clear, that line is filtered by BIKE on the map.