Philadelphians are fighting brazen bike theft with technology and their own wits
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Gun violence isn't unique to Philly or even exceptionally high compared to other US cities. There are statistics for all sorts of things but the homicide rate, for example, isn't even in the top 10. FWIW, St Louis leads that one. Anyway, seems that when folks get wound up about some random place (hate on CA much?) it's because they've been glued to certain faux news channels.
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I can see why the guy wouldn't live in Philly if it isn't even a top-ten city.
Why settle? Go for the gusto. I am looking at real estate in St. Louis on another web page right now .... but I am not moving yet .... their rate of bike thefts doesn't measure up.
Why settle? Go for the gusto. I am looking at real estate in St. Louis on another web page right now .... but I am not moving yet .... their rate of bike thefts doesn't measure up.
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Pulling out of 30th Street Station right now as part of a short overnight bike trip. I’m going to have some showers and a strong headwind tomorrow morning, so no morning coffee sunrise photo like last time. Oh well.
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They don't have to worry about you hanging around.
Seriously, why would you think trashing a city would be a proper focus of a General Cycling thread? Congratulations on a successful trolling.
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What would happen if you were caught driving a stolen car? Why are bikes different? Bike ownership needs to be similar (obviously not the same) as car ownership and maybe more could be done?
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
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What would happen if you were caught driving a stolen car? Why are bikes different? Bike ownership needs to be similar (obviously not the same) as car ownership and maybe more could be done?
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
Take a picture of your serial numbers and save it in the cloud or whoever - even print it and save.
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What would happen if you were caught driving a stolen car? Why are bikes different? Bike ownership needs to be similar (obviously not the same) as car ownership and maybe more could be done?
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
Is this similar to what you're looking for?
https://bikeindex.org/
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What would happen if you were caught driving a stolen car? Why are bikes different? Bike ownership needs to be similar (obviously not the same) as car ownership and maybe more could be done?
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
All bikes would have a serial number etched in (if not already done) with free registration and whatever else needed to happen.
The current bicycle registration system here in California (using frame ID numbers), has done little or nothing to curtail theft.
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Philly crime is really high. Just because st Louis is worse doesn't mean much. Philly murder rate is roughly 18-20 per 100k. Lancaster pa in contrast, Amish country, is 2/100k.
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
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Philly crime is really high. Just because st Louis is worse doesn't mean much. Philly murder rate is roughly 18-20 per 100k. Lancaster pa in contrast, Amish country, is 2/100k.
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
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Philly crime is really high. Just because st Louis is worse doesn't mean much. Philly murder rate is roughly 18-20 per 100k. Lancaster pa in contrast, Amish country, is 2/100k.
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
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Fighting a 20-30 mph headwind thanks to a coastal storm while the OP is trolling behind a keyboard.
But last night was pretty.
But last night was pretty.
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OMG, are you still not murdered....?
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Philly crime is really high. Just because st Louis is worse doesn't mean much. Philly murder rate is roughly 18-20 per 100k. Lancaster pa in contrast, Amish country, is 2/100k.
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
So Philly crime is 10x per capita of Lancaster crime.
Some parts of the USA have higher murder rates than Baghdad. ISIS would be an improvement...
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