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As someone who has lived in a major city for the last 30 years there is just ONE rule. Leave nothing in your car and leave the doors unlocked. Leaving the doo
by BatFastard 7y ago
As someone who has lived in a major city for the last 30 years there is just ONE rule.
Leave nothing in your car and leave the doors unlocked.
Leaving the door unlocked is the rule I adopted after a break in 30 years ago when only one of my doors was locked, and of course that window was broken!
- ironmagma 7y agoSadly, this is not sufficient in SF. Many people have gotten so desperate as to hang posters that send the message to potential thieves: “please don’t break my window, there is nothing valuable in this car.” I’d say there’s far more than just one rule.
- BatFastard 7y agoWhat other rules would you suggest?
- ironmagma 7y agoI'm not sure the premise is sound -- that there is a set of rules that if you abide by them, you won't have a car burglarized. Well, besides one that includes "don't have a car," at least. What says that there must be such a set? It seems essentially unavoidable, in San Francisco.
- sershe 7y agoWhen I was loading my car in SF to move out of SF (back to Seattle, not much of an improvement unfortunately) I left a note saying "I am loading the car, I am nearby and if I see you I will run out and kick your face in". I saw a homeless person check out the car (with lots of visible boxes already in it) and just walk by.
- leetcrew 7y agothis strategy just trades one risk for another. you're less likely to have your windows smashed, but more likely to find someone sleeping in your car in the morning. I'd rather deal with shattered glass than bodily excretions, personally.