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Hypothetically, what if with every bike purchase, the government were to provide for free a high-quality bike lock (either of a fixed value, or proportionate to
by askvictor 4y ago
Hypothetically, what if with every bike purchase, the government were to provide for free a high-quality bike lock (either of a fixed value, or proportionate to the price of the bike)? That would likely reduce bike theft to professional thieves targeting high-value bikes (the likes of which are probably insured, or the owners can easily afford to replace).
I agree that theft discourages cycling, but there are so many things that discourage cycling more (most around driver behaviour and road design). A stolen bike is annoying, but it's not going to kill you. Focus enforcement on reducing things that might kill you, and you'll encourage cycling a lot more.
- plorkyeran 4y agoA $100 angle grinder can cut through anything short of a $300 Altor SAF (which is not very practical to use on top of being expensive). Cutting bike locks unfortunately does not require particularly expensive tools only available to high-end criminals.
- askvictor 4y agoA decent chain lock will make anyone with an angle grinder (who values their eyes) think twice. And a $100 angle grinder is still a significant hurdle for many bike thieves; and either requires a power lead, or battery options are pretty low powered for that price.