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Old 12-15-12 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
Way back in 2006 in Toronto, there were 41 bike racks broken/destroyed, thieves were using 2x4's to break," ring post style racks". The city has since then redesigned them and made them stronger. Last year alone there were about 3100 bikes reported stolen in Toronto. Bicycle thefts are not "isolated" incidents, it's a serious problem in some large cities.
I am not questioning the problem of bike thefts. I am skeptical of the seriousness or extent of the "problem" of bike thieves going to the trouble of wrecking/destroying bike racks to steal the contents when there are so many easier ways to steal bikes.
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