How to Prevent Your Bike From Getting STOLEN | BICYCLE THEFT | Urban Bike Security

Bicycle theft has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Residential bike theft has gone up 24% in Toronto from 2019 to 2020. In this video, I present 6 bicycle security tips (with a bonus) based on conversations with folks from the Cycling in Toronto Facebook group. If you live in an urban area, this bike security video may be of interest.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:51 Tip 1: Don't Leave Your Bike
1:33 Tip 2: Parking and Racks
2:19 Tip 3: Use Multiple Locks
3:24 Tip 4: Component Locks (Wheel Locks)
3:50 Tip 5: Registration
5:00 Tip 6: Insurance
5:22 Bonus

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Bike Lock Info

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Articles and Resources

→ TPS Crime Statistics - Bicycle Thefts: https://data.torontopolice.on.ca/page...
→ Bike Thefts Are Up 27% in Pandemic N.Y.C.: ‘Sleep With It Next to You’: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/ny...
→ ‘Like a currency on the street’: Bike thefts continue pandemic rise in Calgary: https://livewirecalgary.com/2021/04/0...
→ Reports of bold bike thieves in Toronto and Vancouver as used bike prices increase: https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/n...
→ The Dubai Police really don't mess around with bike thieves: https://road.cc/content/news/dubai-po...

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Bike Registration

→ Toronto Police Service Bicycle Registration: https://bike.torontopolice.on.ca/Bicy...
→ 529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage
→ Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/
→ Bike Register: https://www.bikeregister.com/