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Timeline for Locking your bike in public areas

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Feb 20, 2011 at 4:40 comment added Jason Plank @Neil Good parenthetical point. See youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA :)
Sep 14, 2010 at 19:26 history made wiki Post Made Community Wiki by Robert Cartaino
Sep 14, 2010 at 19:22 comment added Goodbye Stack Exchange Well-lit areas means that if a thief wants to steal a bike, they have to do it in plain view. (Not that most people will actually do anything to stop a bike thief.)
Sep 14, 2010 at 15:29 comment added mgb We just got a city mayor that cycles - and the new bike racks are in front of public buildings in heavily trafficked areas instead of hidden down alleys where they don't spoil the pretty view.
Sep 14, 2010 at 14:54 comment added Unsliced So, with all other factors being equal, you'd suggest leaving it somewhere dark in preference to somewhere well-lit?
Sep 14, 2010 at 14:49 comment added Tom Hawtin - tackline I believe "well lit" isn't actually particularly useful. The deterrent is people (on foot) looking. Well lit just means it's easier for the thief to see what he (or I suppose she) is doing.
Sep 14, 2010 at 12:56 history answered Unsliced CC BY-SA 2.5