Why Do People Steal Bicycles?
So many bicycles get stolen here in the UK every single year in fact according to a recent poll a bicycle is stolen every 71 seconds which means that 440,000 are roughly stolen each year. But why on earth do people do this, are they really that interested in getting an old Pinarello or do they simply do it because they can?
The Americans seem to think that a lot of their bike thefts are conducted by bike couriers, is this really even possible. Is it really possible that the people that already have bikes and use them all the time steal more of them just for the parts. Well the truth is that these types of people are not after then entire bike but the bike accessories that are attached to it.
These people are always looking at ways that they can improve their bikes because they use them all day everyday, is this really a reason to steal. I do not think that as a whole it is the couriers that are running off with all of the bikes.
The thing is, it doesnt matter how old the bike is I am sure there is a part on it that is worth a small amount of cash, hence the reason people do it. desperate people like drug users will steal a bike to try and get a bit of money to fuel the addictions. Alcoholics also commit crimes like this as they do have enough to fuel their very expensive addictions.
People often do not do it for any money but do it for a laugh because they think it is funny and will often dump it after a while. Whilst in the US it may be couriers that are the criminal masterminds behind bike thefts I am almost certain that there are no criminal masterminds at work but CHAVS with nothing better to do with thier time.
I think that it is obvious but the only piece of advice out there is that you should have the bike locked up whenever you are not around it, this includes outside your own home. Other than that put on your specialized road shoes and get going!
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