PSA: Safety in the Berkeley Hills, recent armed bike thefts
04-02-21, 12:51 PM
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PSA: Safety in the Berkeley Hills, recent armed bike thefts
I know this probably belongs in Regional Discussions or in the Safety section, but I thought it would be worthwhile to try and get more folks to see this prior to the weekend, and this forum gets more traffic. (May I humbly plead with moderators that you hold off moving this thread until Monday?)
Here is a story from Berkeleyside about three recent armed bike thefts during daylight hours in the Berkeley Hills. Please be safe out there, everyone...
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2021/04...east-bay-hills
Here is a story from Berkeleyside about three recent armed bike thefts during daylight hours in the Berkeley Hills. Please be safe out there, everyone...
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2021/04...east-bay-hills
04-02-21, 01:04 PM
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thanks for posting
this is the worst news of this sort since the event many years back when a mentally unstable lady on psychoactive medications intentionally plowed her automobile into a group of riders on a training ride along Danville Boulevard
one or two were sons of Albert Eisentraut; IIRC one rider was killed and two were seriously maimed...
one more reason to pedal a cycle lacking in eye appeal...
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thanks for posting
this is the worst news of this sort since the event many years back when a mentally unstable lady on psychoactive medications intentionally plowed her automobile into a group of riders on a training ride along Danville Boulevard
one or two were sons of Albert Eisentraut; IIRC one rider was killed and two were seriously maimed...
one more reason to pedal a cycle lacking in eye appeal...
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04-02-21, 01:38 PM
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In iffy areas, always ride in the daylight and do not ride alone (A group, preferably).....
The Berkeley hills has a long running history of such crimes occurring regularly.
The Berkeley hills has a long running history of such crimes occurring regularly.
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04-02-21, 01:43 PM
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Well that sucks. Be safe out there. 
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I rode 3 or 4 times a week when I was in grad school there, and never heard of anything like that.
04-02-21, 11:09 PM
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Next time I ride in the Berkeley hills, I'm riding with Dave. Roving bands of thieves are clearly afraid of him.
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Hits home with me. I did a very dumb thing earlier this evening. Ran out of light and was waiting for the train in a super sketchy part of town, alone with my Bertoni. Was accosted by two ... men. I'm okay, but I've learned my lesson.
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