Bike theft continues to plague city
Bike theft continues to be rife. I would’ve thought the record‑setting popularity of Bixi would have the effect of keeping privately‑owned bikes safer, but evidently not so much.
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Chris 09:12 on 2024-08-30 Permalink
Why would you think that? I don’t see the connection.
Kate 09:21 on 2024-08-30 Permalink
If two million trips were taken on Bixi in July, it’s a fair guess that some fraction of those riders were leaving their own bikes at home where they couldn’t be stolen, or didn’t own a bike at all.
Part of the magic of Bixi is that you never have to lock your own bike outside, you simply slot the Bixi in and forget about it.
Blork 09:55 on 2024-08-30 Permalink
Despite the success of Bixi there are still thousands of bikes in circulation every day. Also, some bike thefts happen from home; bikes stolen out of back yards or sheds, etc.
I wonder if Bixi has affected the QUALITY of bikes being stolen; perhaps people with particularly nice (expensive) bikes are more likely to use Bixi for daily commuting while people with plebe bikes don’t bother. So the pool of available (for stealing) bikes has dropped in quality, making it necessary to steal MORE bikes to achieve the same filthy lucre.
See? Economics!
dhomas 14:09 on 2024-08-30 Permalink
I’ve had my bike stolen from right in front of my garage, while I was IN the garage (with the door closed), doing some work. Some thieves are brazen.
Kate 09:20 on 2024-08-31 Permalink
Some of us keep our bicycles indoors when not using them : )