Originally Posted by
Steve B.
I check in on a webcam at a university somewhere j. holland, the place in front of the library, where a few hundred people leave their city bikes on provided bike racks. Nobody locks the bikes and I gather few get stolen.
I very much enjoyed cycling in Holland but your webcam check ins are deceiving you. Locked and probably all unlocked bikes on the streets of Amsterdam are likely to be stolen at any time. Bike theft is a big problem. Some people use frame locks, others humongous chains, but leave them unlocked on the street or in front of a public building? - Not likely!