Fighting bike thefts:
You leave your house, walking down the stairs, you want to get up on The saddle and bike to work- and theft and broken. in the place they Were, all is left is sawn bike lock.
You probably know, you’re not the only one, on the survey the tel aviv Municipality made it’s shown that about a third of the bike owners who Resides in tel aviv, at least one bike of them got stolen in the last year, We don’t know, and it’s consulting.
what you can do:
1. file a report at the police station. sometimes the police catches Stolen bikes. pressed charges will help them to locate the Legitimate owners that misses the bike. in addition. a compliant will Help the officials in charge to handle the issue, to understand the Extent of the phenomena and will progress a real solution (there is, Later) before leaving to the police station you should take with you The receipt (if there is), pictures of you and your bike, the chassis Serial number (every bike has a serial number, unfortunately often.
Only tidy bikers keep their chassis serial number….) and of course An identification card.
2. Check the stolen bike markets, and bike shops that suspects as Trading stolen bikes, as well on “yad2” website if your bike offers For sale. if it does , it’s recommended to update the police. the Israel bicycle association special fighting crew would be glad to Assist you.
3. Update bike forums, bike facebook pages of the bike that got Stolen [it’s recommended to attach a picture of your bike. with a Description in a few words].
4. Learn your lesson and adopt a different behavior. that increase the Chances that your next bike will stay longer with you.
5. join the special “bike theft crew” and make a safer reality for all of us. for info
